COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT OF ARCHITECTURAL PLANS

By: Richard E. Guttentag, Esq. and Alexander S. Beck, Esq., Stearns, Roberts & Guttentag, LLC Under copyright law, only expressions are protectable, not ideas. Architectural designs are viewed as compilations, and are afforded specific protection that only protects the exact work itself, to prevent subsequent works from copying the specific expressions and designs. The copyright […]