Abstract
On December 1, 1990, President George H. W. Bush signed into law the Architectural Works Copyright Protection Act ("AWCPA"). The AWCPA marked an important change in American intellectual property law by extending copyright protection to architectural designs embodied in buildings. In the thirteen years since its enactment, courts have sought to interpret the interaction between the AWCPA's broad subject matter and its limited protection for architectural works. The addition of the pending case William Hablinski Architecture v. Amir Construction, Inc. gives rise to a more complex situation for judicial interpretation. Courts must now weigh the impact of style in the substantial similarity analysis of copyright infringement claims for building designs.
Recommended Citation
Mow, Adam T.
(2004)
"Building with Style: Testing the Boundaries of the Architectural Works Copyright Protection Act,"
Utah Law Review: Vol. 2004:
No.
3, Article 6.
Available at:
https://dc.law.utah.edu/ulr/vol2004/iss3/6