Legal Opinion
Zalewski v. Cicero Builder Dev., Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided June 5, 2014No. Docket Nos. 12-3448-cv, 12-3450-cv, 12-5127-cvPublishedCited by 86 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WESLEY, Circuit Judge:
This case calls on us to explore the limits of copyright protection for architectural works. Plaintiffs-Appellants are James Zalewski, an architect, and Draftics, Ltd., the company through which he does business (collectively “Zalewski” or “Plaintiff’). Zalewski asserts that he created and then licensed numerous designs for colonial homes to two construction companies.1 He alleges that these companies and their contractors infringed his copyright in these designs by using them in ways the licenses did not permit and after the licenses had expired. Zalewski also asserts…
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