Architectural Firm Seeks Review Of Copyright Law Protecting Building Designs

Mealey's (February 2, 2018, 10:30 AM EST) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — In a Jan. 19 petition for certiorari, an architectural firm asks the U.S. Supreme Court to review the rights and affections provided to authors of architectural works under the Architectural Works Copyright Protection Act (AWCPA), asserting that lower court rulings failed to enforce its rights by finding that a former client had an implied license in disputed design plans (Frost-Tsuji Architects v. Highway Inn Inc., et al., No. 17-1025, U.S. Sup.)....