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“But the Plans Came With It”: Cautionary Tales of Architectural Copyright Infringement

It happens all the time: one developer runs into financial difficulties with its project and another one swoops in, purchases the land and the plans, and completes it. Of course, when we say the second developer has ‘purchased the plans’, we really mean that they have purchased a licence to use those plans. In most cases, developers will not own the plans outright and will merely assign their rights and obligations under a design consultancy agreement to the purchaser.

As published in the NRCA’s Northern Construction Connection August 2024 Newsletter and VICA’s e-New.

 

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