On 5/28/97, Thomas F. Cotter <cotter[_at_]law.ufl.edu> wrote:
>
> Could you argue that one who creates a piece of clothing or a
> building that copies another's design is actually making a copy
> of, say, the original designer's blueprints, which are protectable
> writings? My recollection is that courts uniformly rejected this
> argument.
In Scarsdale (Westchester County, NY) a few years ago, a construction foreman "lent" the blueprints to a commissioned architect-designed house to another construction company. The latter built the same house a few blocks away. I believe that the architect (and/or the owners) sued for copyright infringement and received a settlement. Does anyone know the particulars of this case?
Robert A. Baron
rabaron[_at_]pipeline.com
Received on Thu May 29 1997 - 12:54:51 GMT
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