Construction contract drafting--the copyright issue
Is it a copyright violation to use boilerplate terms from a construction contract in a later transaction? Is it a copyright violation for an attorney to use to use construction litigation documents prepared by another lawyer without permission?
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Copyright claims boom with housing boom.
The Construction Attorney Blog points to an article on how the housing boom is also creating a boom in copyright infringement cases.
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Freedom Tower copyright suit continues
The Construction Attorney Blog posts on the copyright suit pending over the similarities in the design an architectural firm submitted for Freedom Tower at the World Trade Center site and a student architectural project.
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Does a design pro have to secure approval of its copyright application before it files suit for infringement?
The ConstructionLawyerBlog discusses recent case law on whether approval or rejection of a copyright application is a condition precedent for filing suit.
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$6 Million Verdict for "Copycat" House
Posted over at the Construction Attorney Blog.
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Architect Awarded $185,500 for Copying of House Plans
Thanks to the Construction Attorney Blog for this post about Van Brouck & Assoc v. Darmik, a Michigan copyright decision awarding an architect $24,952 in actual damages and $156,548 in infringers profits against a builder who had used the architect's plans to build a custom home. Contrast this result with our post last week on a Virginia copyright case affirming a jury's award to an architect of just $10,700 in actual damages and $0 in infringers profits for the use of the architect's plans for a commercial building.
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Architect Denied Recovery of Copyright Infringer’s Profits
In Bonner v Dawson, Download file, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit affirmed a jury verdict awarding an architect actual damages against a customer who copied his design without also awarding profits the infringer allegedly made from use of the design.
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