The following are frequently asked questions answered in copyright guide for architects.

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• A client has engaged me to build a house based on his own drawings, but has already commissioned another architect to draw up plans based on the same drawings. My plans are similar to those of the first architect. What are the copyright issues?
• Can a client enter the house I designed for them in a competition? If the house wins, who will get the credit
• Can a developer ask that its name go on plans and drawings that I create, instead of mine?
• Can I prevent a client from using my plans if he or she has not paid me?
• Can I stop new owners of a property from exhibiting my plans without attributing me?
• Can my client get another architect to design extensions to my building without my permission?
• Do I have a moral right to be acknowledged as creator of my landscape architecture?
• Has my former employer infringed my copyright by doing renovations based on drawings I created while I worked for her?
• How can I prevent a client from infringing copyright in my drawings by going to another architect?
• I have been engaged by new owners of land to build from existing plans, making some changes. What are the moral rights issues?
• If a builder falsely puts a copyright notice in his or her name, what can the architect do to rectify the situation?