Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Copywrite for floorplans 5Feb 08, 2009 9:31 am A thankful person is a happy person. [/color]My hobby design blog: http://aviewondesign.blogspot.com/ Re: Copywrite for floorplans 9Feb 08, 2009 10:24 am A thankful person is a happy person. [/color]My hobby design blog: http://aviewondesign.blogspot.com/ Re: Copywrite for floorplans 12Feb 08, 2009 11:25 am A thankful person is a happy person. [/color]My hobby design blog: http://aviewondesign.blogspot.com/ Re: Copywrite for floorplans 15Feb 08, 2009 12:04 pm Blog - http://snakedr.blogspot.com/ Build Thread - viewtopic.php?f=31&t=12084&p=307406#p307406 Status - PCI 15/10. Things nearly done. Re: Copywrite for floorplans 16Feb 08, 2009 12:11 pm You're missing the point, the ideas of a plan are also copyright. Have a look at the Barrett Property Group vs M3tricon case. Both plans were nothing like each other in layout or dimensions, but because they both had the same idea in the living area it was a copyright infringement. If it's noteworthy enough to copy then it's likely an infringement. Re: Copywrite for floorplans 17Feb 08, 2009 12:23 pm Annietom But I thought a forum was where people gave different opinions, I thought that was what made it interesting... so sorry, I'll just say what you say from now on Joles. (kidding) Re-read the thread. I'm not the one that got upset because someone disagreed with me. That was you. So it would seem we need to agree with you to avoid a drama because you can't handle different opinions. M3tricon, Marshall Baker and the other companies involved all did what is being suggested. They took an idea, changed it and incorporated it into their own designs. PD (Barrett Property Group) took them on over copyright and PD won. Whether it is right or wrong is beside the point, that is the fact. Precedent has been set in this area. Because of that, companies will be more inclined to go after individuals and other companies that they believe have infringed copyright of their designs. It will be easier to prove because there is now a precedent. What I am saying is potentially copyright infringement is not just my opinion, it is a legal fact. If anyone thinks that it's still a good idea to risk it, go ahead. My only point through all of this has been that you will potentially be infringing copyright and there is no guarantee that they won't go after an individual. Again to believe that there is a degree of protection offered because they won't be bothered going after an individual (as has been suggested by others) is ludicrous. Edit: you beat me to it HomeReview. I leave you to fend for yourself, figure things out yourself. Terrence Malick Re: Copywrite for floorplans 18Feb 08, 2009 12:29 pm HomeReview You're missing the point, the ideas of a plan are also copyright. Have a look at the Barrett Property Group vs M3tricon case. Both plans were nothing like each other in layout or dimensions, but because they both had the same idea in the living area it was a copyright infringement. If it's noteworthy enough to copy then it's likely an infringement. if the idea was unique to that builder this is true, but otherwise surely it would have to be near impossible to prove something like that and if its one builder pursuing another builder offering something similar as a standard plan as opposed to a one off custom designed house i think the reaction would also be different Blog - http://snakedr.blogspot.com/ Build Thread - viewtopic.php?f=31&t=12084&p=307406#p307406 Status - PCI 15/10. Things nearly done. Re: Copywrite for floorplans 19Feb 08, 2009 1:47 pm HomeReview You're missing the point, the ideas of a plan are also copyright. Have a look at the Barrett Property Group vs M3tricon case. Both plans were nothing like each other in layout or dimensions, but because they both had the same idea in the living area it was a copyright infringement. If it's noteworthy enough to copy then it's likely an infringement. No, coincidental ideas are fine, in fact identical designs are fine. Provided you come up with the idea or plan COMPLETELY independently of the original. Read Justice Finkelsteins summing up in the case Henley Arch v Clarendon... I gave a link somehwere else in the forum. Just don't copy, don't say you will copy, then design what you want... after all how can you know that what you design is not similar to, or identical to someone else's ddesign somewhere in Australia? But if you leave a trail - beware. Ed "ECOECO" At 'EcoEco', we design windows, we design the best windows, we do it for you, so that when you’re happy we are happy. Tel. 1800 326 326 Re: Copywrite for floorplans 20Feb 08, 2009 2:41 pm Those links again...
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