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Design specs like door sizes, sink arrangements etc are not copyrighted. You're probably thinking about the reproduction of the design document, not adherence
by jayd16 6y ago
Design specs like door sizes, sink arrangements etc are not copyrighted.
You're probably thinking about the reproduction of the design document, not adherence to the specifications that document describes.
- sjg007 6y agoThose are common things which are excluded. So maybe Google has some argument on the parts... Oracle has an argument on the whole. https://www.aia.org/articles/26591-understanding-the-scope-of-architectural-cop https://www.aia.org/articles/26591-understanding-the-scope-o... To quote: """Under the AWCPA, an architectural work is statutorily defined as “the design of a building as embodied in any tangible medium of expression, including a building, architectural plans or drawings,” and “includes the overall form as well as the arrangement and composition of spaces and elements in the design, but does not include individual standard features,” such as common windows, doors, and other staple building components. Accordingly, per the definition, while individual standard features and architectural elements classifiable as ideas or concepts are not themselves copyrightable, an architect’s original combination or arrangement of such elements may be."""
- gen220 6y agoI guess the question is: is the API in question a blueprint, or a building code? My intuition says that it's... somewhere in-between?
- sjg007 6y agoA building code is something different. It’s more like a requirement.