COPYRIGHT IS COMPLEX AND TERMS OF USE MUST BE SET OUT CLEARLY

摘要

The Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 specifically identifies 'works of architecture' as copyright works. Copyright in a work of architecture may be infringed by copying the design documents themselves, known as '2D to 2D' copying, or by constructing the building or model according to that design - '2D to 3D' copying.rnSometimes the architect's involvement extends to the design of elements within the building, for example Arne Jacobsen's cutlery for St Catherine's College, Oxford. Design features that fall short of being works of architecture usually attract 'design right' protection rather than copyright. Design right is a reduced form of copyright that protects the outward configuration of an article. Copyright and design rights arise automatically, without any requirement for registration or other formalities.