An end to faking it: could a new law damage the world of design? | Art and design. Spot the difference … a replica Eames Lounge chair. Photograph: Vita Interiors It's not often that our ermine-robed Lords and Ladies have the chance to discuss the finer points of intellectual property in design. This week was one of those rare moments, as the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill passed through the House of Lords for its second reading.
Buried within the bill lurks section 65, an innocuous looking paragraph, but one that could have a dramatic knock-on effect for the world of designers, manufacturers, publishers and museums. The wording simply proposes to "omit section 52" of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act of 1988, which covers the "effect of exploitation of design derived from artistic work". Under current UK copyright law, designs can be freely reproduced 25 years after being created – hence the proliferation of "authentic replica" furniture. But not everyone is so enthusiastic about the glut of affordable fakes. But not for long. He gives the following examples: DACS - Knowledge Base - - Created for artists, by artists.
Copying architectural plans without authorisation in the form of another plan or sketch, or in a building, is potentially an infringement of their copyright. This factsheet covers the following: The differing status of architectural drawings over the years Both the 1956 and 1988 Copyright Acts consider architectural drawings to be artistic works, and they are therefore given copyright protection as with other artistic works.
Until then, architectural sketches, maps, charts and plans were regarded as literary works under the 1911 Copyright Act. The infringement of copyright in architectural plans Establishing the basis for a copyright infringement claim for architectural plans is not straightforward. Where a plan has allegedly been copied in the form of a building (that is the making of a three dimensional representation of a two dimensional work), each case has to be considered individually. Copyright in buildings Buildings themselves are generally regarded as artistic works. Copyright booklet - c-essential.pdf. The 10 Things You Must Know About Architectural Copyrights.
The 10 Things You Must Know About Architectural Copyrights With all the recent controversy over Zaha Hadid's "copycats" in China, we decided it would be wise to get a better understanding of the often murky world of architectural copyright. In that effort, we've decided to re-print an article by Attorney Jeffrey M. Reichard, who practices construction and intellectual property law with Nexsen Pruet in Greensboro, NC, and knows a thing or two (or ten!)
About the subject. Some people say that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. See the 10 Things You Need to Know About Architectural Copyright, after the break... In 1990, Congress passed the Architectural Works Copyright Protection Act which explicitly provides copyright protection to original designs of architecture in virtually any form, including architectural plans, drawings and buildings themselves. Courts usually apply one of two tests to determine whether an architectural work infringes a copyright owner's original work. Creative Commons 101: An introduction to CC licences. This article forms part of Wired.co.uk's Creative Commons Week, which sees a range of articles published on the topics of CC licensing, as well as the past, present and future of the Creative Commons movement. The Creative Commons movement is 10 years old, but what is it? How do the licences work? Who uses them? And what are the pros and cons? Wired.co.uk helps you navigate the licensing system with this introductory guide.
What are Creative Commons licences? Creative Commons licences are easy-to-understand copyright licences that allow creators of content to communicate which rights they reserve and which rights they waive for the benefit of other users. What are the different licences for? -- Attribution (CC BY) This lets other people distribute, remix and build upon your work -- even commercially -- as long as they credit you. -- Attribution-NoDerivs (CC BY-ND) This licence allows for redistribution, commercial and non-commercial, as long as it is not changed and is credited to you. Untitled - downloadMedia.ashx.
Creative Commons, The Next Generation. 1. Background 1.1 About Creative Commons Creative Commons is an international non-profit founded in 2001 by a group of US copyright experts – most notably, Stanford law professor, Lawrence Lessig.1 These experts became concerned that the default copyright laws that applied in most countries were restricting creativity in the digital environment by preventing people from accessing, remixing and distributing copyright material online. Of particular concern was the fact that, due to the rigidity and complexity of copyright in most jurisdictions, even those who wanted to make their copyright material more freely available were unable to do so without hiring a lawyer.
Although it is sometimes suggested otherwise, Creative Commons is not an anti-copyright movement. On the contrary, it bases its distribution model on the rights granted under copyright law, and the ability of the copyright owner to manage and control these rights. 1.2 The licences 2. When I originally licensed the book . . . 3. Copyright law: Killing creativity. Palfrey - Youth, Creativity, and Copyright in the Digital Age.pdf.