Nope. Not copyright law but trademark law. It seems, you didn't even read until the end of the article: > Therefore, the most likely answer is that the distin

Nope. Not copyright law but trademark law. It seems, you didn't even read until the end of the article: > Therefore, the most likely answer is that the distinctive shape of 1 World Trade Center is either trademarked (although I could not find it within USPTO databases) or is so recognizable that it is easily defensible via a common law trademark and the game developers were unable to secure a license to use the trademark before their deadline.