Architects Upset About Copyright Infringement?
from the make-it-stop dept
Please, please, make it stop. Copyfight points out that architects are the latest bunch to get all worked up about people "infringing" on their copyrights. While building design has only been included under copyright protection for about fifteen years, one of the first lawsuits over similarities in design is starting to move forward. The whole idea is pointless for a few reasons. First, it's tough to tell where the inspiration for a building came from -- and even when an architect is inspired by a particular design or building, the end result is often an adjustment on the original design that fits more with the new architect's style. Second, architects are selling a lot more than the design -- but also the ability to implement the design. Also, can an architect really suggest that they're losing business because someone else has a similar design to something they've done in the past? If the same architect was competing for the same job, you'd figure they'd have created something new and that would win out over someone copying one of their older ideas. However, where it gets really silly is when you start to question where does this stop? I live in a house that probably isn't all that different than plenty of other houses across the globe. Should the architect who built my house be liable for infringing on the copyright of a house?
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Another Nail In The Coffin
I think you mean builder not architect. And to answer your question, no. We are entering a new era where invention and innovation will be stifled because of government-sanctioned monopolies such as copyright and patents. Established companies are seeing their business model turned on it's head and they cry to the government to do something, you know, the whole "save these jobs" mantra.
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Architechts have crazy attitudes towards copyright
They basically consider the owner to be someone they just need to get their wonderful creations made. No wonder Ayn Rand used an architect as the hero of one of her stupid books.
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