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sustainable homes for today and tomorrow.
ALL PLANS POSTED ON THIS WEBSITE OR IN
OUR PRINT MEDIA IS INTELLECTUAL
PROPERTY OF THE ORIGINAL DESIGNER !
sustainable homes for today and tomorrow.
ALL PLANS POSTED ON THIS WEBSITE OR IN
OUR PRINT MEDIA IS INTELLECTUAL
PROPERTY OF THE ORIGINAL DESIGNER !
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| Joe and Kay Chamberlain |
2008 "Best Builder" D Magazine
2009 "Best Builder" D Magazine
2010 "Best Builder" D Magazine
January 2010
2009 "Certified Graduate Builder
of the Year" for the Dallas Home
Builders Association
2009 "Best Builder" D Magazine
2010 "Best Builder" D Magazine
January 2010
2009 "Certified Graduate Builder
of the Year" for the Dallas Home
Builders Association
WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT HOME PLAN DESIGN COPYRIGHTS
1. HOME PLANS ARE COPYRIGHTED!
Just like books, movies and songs, federal copyright laws protect the
intellectual property of architects and home designers by giving
copyright protection to home plans and designs. These legal
protections exist to protect all parties. The copyright laws prevent
anyone from reproducing, modifying, or reusing the plans or design
without permission from the copyright owner.
2. DON’T COPY DESIGNS OR FLOOR PLANS FROM ANY
PUBLICATION, ELECTRONIC MEDIA OR EXISTING HOME !
It is illegal to copy home designs found in any plan book, CD-ROM or
on the Internet. It is a common misunderstanding that it is permissible
to copy, adapt or change a floor plan or design found in any media. It is
not. It is also illegal to copy a constructed home that is protected by
copyright, even if you have never seen the plans for the home. If a
particular home plan or existing home is desired, a set of plans must be
purchased from an authorized source.
3. DON’T USE PLANS TO BUILD MORE THAN ONE HOUSE !
You, as the original purchaser of plans, are licensed to build a single
home from the plans. Building more than one home from the plans is
an infringement of the designer’s copyright. The purchase of a multiple
set package of plans is for the construction of a single home only. The
purchase of additional sets of plans does not give you the right to
construct more than one home.
4. PLANS AND BLUEPRINTS CANNOT BE COPIED OR REPRODUCED !
Plans or blueprints cannot be copied or reproduced without prior
written consent of the copyright owner. If additional sets are required
for estimating or construction, please contact us for additional sets at a
nominal cost. Copy shops and blueprinters are prohibited from making
copies of these plans.
5. PLANS AND BLUEPRINTS CANNOT BE REDRAWN !
Plans cannot be modified or redrawn without first obtaining the
copyright owner’s permission. With your Plan purchase, you are
licensed to make non-structural changes by “red-lining” the purchased
plans.“Redlined”plans are still copyrighted and cannot be copied. If
you need to make structural changes or need to redraw the plans for
any reason, you must purchase a reproducible set of plans (see topic
6) which includes a license to modify the plans. Blueprints do not come
with a license to make structural changes or to redraw the plans.
6. REPRODUCIBLE HOME PLANS !
Reproducible plans come with a license to make modifications to the
plans. Once modified, the plans can be taken to a local copy shop or
blueprinter to make up to 10 copies of the plans to use in the
construction of a single home. Only one home can be constructed from
any single purchased set of reproducible plans either in original form
or as modified.
7. MODIFIED DESIGNS CANNOT BE REUSED !
Even if you are licensed to make modifications to a copyrighted design,
the modified design is not free from the original designer’s copyright.
The sale or reuse of the modified design is prohibited. Also, be aware
that any modification to plans relieves the designer from liability for
design defects and voids all warranties expressed or implied.
8. WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR COPYRIGHT
INFRINGEMENT?
Any party who participates in a copyright
violation may be responsible including the
purchaser, designers, architects, engineers,
drafters, home owners, builders, contractors,
sub-contractors, copy shops, blueprinters,
developers, and real estate agencies. It does
not matter whether or not the individual knows
that a violation is being committed. You’ve
heard it before: Ignorance of the law is not a
valid defense! Refuse to be a party to any illicit
copying or use of designs, derivative works,
prints or design features.
9. PLEASE RESPECT HOME DESIGN COPYRIGHTS
In the event of any suspected violation of a copyright, or if there is any
uncertainty about the plans purchased, the publisher, architect,
designer or the Council of Publishing Home Designers should be
contacted before proceeding. Awards are sometimes offered for
information about home design copyright infringement.
10. PENALTIES FOR INFRINGEMENT
Penalties for violating a copyright may be severe. The responsible
parties are required to pay actual damages caused by the infringement
(which may be substantial), plus any profits made by the infringer. The
copyright law also allows for the recovery of statutory damages, which
may be as high as $100,000 for each infringement. Finally, the infringer
may be required to pay legal fees which often exceed the damages.
1. HOME PLANS ARE COPYRIGHTED!
Just like books, movies and songs, federal copyright laws protect the
intellectual property of architects and home designers by giving
copyright protection to home plans and designs. These legal
protections exist to protect all parties. The copyright laws prevent
anyone from reproducing, modifying, or reusing the plans or design
without permission from the copyright owner.
2. DON’T COPY DESIGNS OR FLOOR PLANS FROM ANY
PUBLICATION, ELECTRONIC MEDIA OR EXISTING HOME !
It is illegal to copy home designs found in any plan book, CD-ROM or
on the Internet. It is a common misunderstanding that it is permissible
to copy, adapt or change a floor plan or design found in any media. It is
not. It is also illegal to copy a constructed home that is protected by
copyright, even if you have never seen the plans for the home. If a
particular home plan or existing home is desired, a set of plans must be
purchased from an authorized source.
3. DON’T USE PLANS TO BUILD MORE THAN ONE HOUSE !
You, as the original purchaser of plans, are licensed to build a single
home from the plans. Building more than one home from the plans is
an infringement of the designer’s copyright. The purchase of a multiple
set package of plans is for the construction of a single home only. The
purchase of additional sets of plans does not give you the right to
construct more than one home.
4. PLANS AND BLUEPRINTS CANNOT BE COPIED OR REPRODUCED !
Plans or blueprints cannot be copied or reproduced without prior
written consent of the copyright owner. If additional sets are required
for estimating or construction, please contact us for additional sets at a
nominal cost. Copy shops and blueprinters are prohibited from making
copies of these plans.
5. PLANS AND BLUEPRINTS CANNOT BE REDRAWN !
Plans cannot be modified or redrawn without first obtaining the
copyright owner’s permission. With your Plan purchase, you are
licensed to make non-structural changes by “red-lining” the purchased
plans.“Redlined”plans are still copyrighted and cannot be copied. If
you need to make structural changes or need to redraw the plans for
any reason, you must purchase a reproducible set of plans (see topic
6) which includes a license to modify the plans. Blueprints do not come
with a license to make structural changes or to redraw the plans.
6. REPRODUCIBLE HOME PLANS !
Reproducible plans come with a license to make modifications to the
plans. Once modified, the plans can be taken to a local copy shop or
blueprinter to make up to 10 copies of the plans to use in the
construction of a single home. Only one home can be constructed from
any single purchased set of reproducible plans either in original form
or as modified.
7. MODIFIED DESIGNS CANNOT BE REUSED !
Even if you are licensed to make modifications to a copyrighted design,
the modified design is not free from the original designer’s copyright.
The sale or reuse of the modified design is prohibited. Also, be aware
that any modification to plans relieves the designer from liability for
design defects and voids all warranties expressed or implied.
8. WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR COPYRIGHT
INFRINGEMENT?
Any party who participates in a copyright
violation may be responsible including the
purchaser, designers, architects, engineers,
drafters, home owners, builders, contractors,
sub-contractors, copy shops, blueprinters,
developers, and real estate agencies. It does
not matter whether or not the individual knows
that a violation is being committed. You’ve
heard it before: Ignorance of the law is not a
valid defense! Refuse to be a party to any illicit
copying or use of designs, derivative works,
prints or design features.
9. PLEASE RESPECT HOME DESIGN COPYRIGHTS
In the event of any suspected violation of a copyright, or if there is any
uncertainty about the plans purchased, the publisher, architect,
designer or the Council of Publishing Home Designers should be
contacted before proceeding. Awards are sometimes offered for
information about home design copyright infringement.
10. PENALTIES FOR INFRINGEMENT
Penalties for violating a copyright may be severe. The responsible
parties are required to pay actual damages caused by the infringement
(which may be substantial), plus any profits made by the infringer. The
copyright law also allows for the recovery of statutory damages, which
may be as high as $100,000 for each infringement. Finally, the infringer
may be required to pay legal fees which often exceed the damages.