Evan Brown | Ahead of Schedule Plans, drawings, and related design documents are needed at all stages of a construction project, from early concepts and permitting to site preparation and construction itself. Many professionals in construction and property development are well versed in contract law, safety regulations, insurance law, and the like. Yet the law… Continue reading License to Build: The Importance of License Terms in Design Agreements
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The Unauthorized Use of Architect Drawings or Plans: Is it Theft?
Marisol Garcia and Steve Lindemann | Stinson OVERVIEW Recently, the California Court of Appeals in Simmons v. Ehm Architecture, Inc., No. D080702, 2023 WL 8888228 (Cal. App. 4th Dist. Dec, 26, 2023) (unpublished), held that an owner giving his architect’s plans to another architect without the first architect’s consent for the new architect to complete… Continue reading The Unauthorized Use of Architect Drawings or Plans: Is it Theft?
Courthouse Reporter Series: Two Recent Cases Address Copyright Protection for Architectural Works
Stu Richeson | The Dispute Resolver Recent decisions by the Seventh Circuit and the Eight Circuit have addressed the scope of protection afforded to architectural works under copyright law. The Seventh Circuit case of Design Basics, LLC v. Signature Constr., Inc., 994 F.3d 879 (7th Cir. 2021), took a somewhat narrow view of the copyright protection afforded… Continue reading Courthouse Reporter Series: Two Recent Cases Address Copyright Protection for Architectural Works
Ownership and Use of Architectural Plans and Drawings
Jane Tucker | Vandeventer Black Who has the right to use architectural plans and drawings prepared by an architect for a specific project? What happens if the project on which the architect was working and the architect both leave one firm and move to another firm? What happens if one architect is retained to prepare… Continue reading Ownership and Use of Architectural Plans and Drawings