Re: copyright/ plastic surgeon [plus architecture]

On Thursday, May 29, 1997, Robert A. Baron <rabaron[_at_]pipeline.com>
>
> 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?

I think the case you are referring to is Demetriades v. Kaufmann, 680, F.Supp. 658 (SDNY 1988).

Robert V. Petershack
<robp[_at_]lafollettesinykin.com> Received on Fri May 30 1997 - 12:21:35 GMT