8th Circuit Reinstates Copyright Claims Over Real Estate Listings

Mealey's (August 18, 2021, 1:21 PM EDT) -- ST. LOUIS — A Missouri federal judge erred in concluding that a provision in the Copyright Act relating to architectural works bars allegations of infringement against real estate companies, agents and their contractors from generating drawings of home floorplans in the course of selling a home, the Eighth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals ruled Aug. 16....