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ZALEWSKI v. CICERO BUILDER DEV., INC.

Docket Nos. 12-3448-cv, 12-3450-cv, 12-5127-cv.

754 F.3d 95 (2014)

James E. ZALEWSKI, Draftics, Ltd., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. CICERO BUILDER DEV., INC., Luigi Cicero, T.P. Builders, Inc., Thomas Paonessa, Cillis Builders, Inc., Theodore Cillis, III, Deraven Design & Drafting, Roxanne K. Heller, V.S. Sofia Engineering, Sofia Engineering, PLLC, Vincenzo S. Sofia, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.

Decided: June 5, 2014.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lee Palmateer , Lee Palmateer Law Office LLC, Albany, NY, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.

Paul C. Rapp , Monterey, MA, for Defendants-Appellees Cicero Builder Dev., Inc. and Luigi Cicero.

Autondria Minor ( Arlen L. Olsen , on the brief), Schmeiser Olsen & Watts LLP, Latham, NY, for Defendants-Appellees T.P. Builders, Inc., and Thomas Paonessa.

George J. Szary , DeGraff, Foy & Kunz, Albany, NY, for Defendants-Appellees Cillis Builders, Inc., and Theodore Cillis, III.

Annette I. Kahler , ( Susan E. Farley , on the brief), Heslin Rothenberg Farley & Mesiti, Albany, NY, for Defendants-Appellees DeRaven Design & Drafting and Roxanne K. Heller.

Kevin R. Van Duser , Sugarman Law Firm LLP, Syracuse, NY, for Defendants-Appellees V.S. Sofia Engineering, Sofia Engineering, PLLC, and Vincenzo S. Sofia.

Before KATZMANN, Chief Judge, WESLEY and LOHIER, Circuit Judges.

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...

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