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The article (and I'm not sure how accurate this is) seems to be claiming the houses themselves are in violation of DesignBasics' copyrights: >Now, with these s
by badRNG 5y ago
The article (and I'm not sure how accurate this is) seems to be claiming the houses themselves are in violation of DesignBasics' copyrights:
>Now, with these simple, vague floor-plans (not full architectural drawings!) out there for everyone to see… they look for someone to actually build a house that has a similar layout, and then jump in with the lawsuit!
Are they just hoping every builder will settle out of court?
- zentiggr 5y agoThat's pretty much the business model. Cost of settling can be less than the cost of defending the suit. Every case where someone with pockets deep enough, holds out and gets a judgment against the troll - especially with legal costs included - is a huge blow to their business. And a single case that doesn't go their way is often enough to shut down their business and poof. Hope one of Design Basics's defendants is in a position to say Enough!
- jdironman 5y agoThat's probably why floor plans are only for 4 BR or less homes. Middle class, upper middle class maybe. Most likely the kind of people without deep pockets.
- Hallucinaut 5y agoMore likely to be combinatorial scaling reasons, I would have thought