Tag: law
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Un/Fair Use Review
The Unexpected History Behind “Un/Fair Use” An exhibit at the Center for Architecture in New York explores the tricky question of copyright in architecture. Architect, October 2015 Is the design of a finished building protected under copyright law? Before 1990, the answer was no. If you were an architect and someone copied your drawings, you…
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Architect Loses Copyright Suit
Architect, June 12, 2014 Zalewski v. Cicero underscores the difficulty that courts face in determining where imitation ends and originality begins in the design of buildings. On June 5, a New York-based federal appeals courts tackled the tricky question of how to define originality in architecture, ruling against an architect who claimed two construction companies…
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