In a brief filed last week, the National Association of Realtors suggested an ongoing lawsuit waged by Designworks Homes could lead to lawsuits “against homeowners who make or display floor plans of their own homes.”
Source: Inman News
Should home floor plans be copyrighted intellectual property?
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