Legal Opinion
T-Peg, Inc. v. Vermont Timber Works, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided August 18, 2006No. 05-2866PublishedCited by 72 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LYNCH, Circuit Judge.
This case is the first occasion for us to address a copyright infringement suit under the Architectural Works Copyright Protection Act (“AWCPA”), Pub.L. No. 101-650, §§ 701-706, 104 Stat. 5089, 5133-34 (1990) (codified in scattered sections of 17 U.S.C.), which created a new category of copyrightable subject matter for “architectural works.” 17 U.S.C. § 102(a)(8).
The plaintiffs, T-Peg, Inc. and Timber-peg East, Inc. (collectively, “Timberpeg”), sell both architectural designs and the associated packages of material for the construction of timberframed homes. Tim-berpeg…
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