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AirBnB hired a designer who plagiarized designs from AirBnB customers: https://customspaces.com/office/ZewNn5vLy4/airbnb-office-san-francisco/ https://customspa
by gohrt 11y ago
AirBnB hired a designer who plagiarized designs from AirBnB customers:
https://customspaces.com/office/ZewNn5vLy4/airbnb-office-san-francisco/ https://customspaces.com/office/ZewNn5vLy4/airbnb-office-san...
I don't know how copyright works for interior design, but if it were a book she wrote, and then someone else rewrote without permission, there'd clearly be room for claiming a violation.
- code4tee 11y agoTheres no such thing as "plagiarized" interior design. Certain elements (like a painting) could be plagiarized or reproductions of photos or wall artwork could be a copyright violation, but the overall design and "look and feel" isn't really afforded any copyright protection. Same with things like recipes. If you can figure out how someone makes their "secret sauce" you are free to produce and sell it at will. Trademarks and such are afforded protection, but the food product itself is not.
- ascagnel_ 11y agoAs a related aside, this is why designers splash their logos all over clothing and accessories. The name and logo are protectable on their own, the rest of the "look and feel" of the article is not, but the whole article is protectable when combined.