Analysis of the Constitutional Court’s ruling (C-871-10) regarding the copyright laws of an architectural work, project, and plan
No. 8 (2011-07-01)Author(s)
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Wilson Rafael Ríos RuizAbogado, Universidad Externado de Colombia, con estudios en Propiedad Intelectual y Nuevas Tecnologías, Academia de la Organización Mundial de la Propiedad Intelectual (OMPI). Actualmente trabaja como Abogado de la Dirección Jurídica de la Universidad de los Andes, y profesor universitario y abogado especialista en propiedad intelectual y tecnologías de información y comunicaciones (TIC). wrios@uniandes.edu.co
Abstract
The Constitutional Court’s recent ruling, safeguards, and creates a balance between the moral rights of the architect, author of the architectural project, and the ownership rights of constructed real estate. As such, it sets forth that the constructed building, architectural projects, and the respective plans are protected through copyright laws, in effect both internationally and nationally in Colombia. Therefore, the architectural project, which can be seen as a collection of materials, including drawings, plans, perspectives, and designs is of a two-dimensional nature. This is true in the same way that the completed architectural work is three-dimensional, the true representation of the project.
Keywords:
legal protection for architectural works, copyright law, intellectual property law, ownership, real property law, real estate, intangible property, civil rights, morals and intangible rights, the right of integrity, conversion of an architectural work