926.3 Application Tips for Architectural Works To register an architectural work, the applicant must use the Standard Application. If an applicant attempts to register an

926.2 (C) Building Designs Created Before December 1, 1990 The Copyright Act does not protect building designs published or constructed before December 1, 1990. 37

926.2 (B) Functional Features The U.S. Copyright Office will not register purely functional elements of an architectural work, such as innovations in architectural engineering or

  926.2 (A) Standard Configurations   The U.S. Copyright Office will not register standard configurations of spaces, such as a square bathroom or one-room cabin.

  926.2 Copyrightable Authorship in Architectural Works   The U.S. Copyright Office may register an architectural work if it is a habitable structure that is

  926.1 Architectural Works Distinguished from Technical Drawings   An architectural work and a technical drawing of an architectural work are separate works. H.R. REP.

926 Architectural Works The Copyright Act protects “architectural works.” 17 U.S.C. § 102 (A) (8). As discussed in Section 903.2, the statute defines an architectural

925.3 Works of Artistic Craftsmanship Distinguished from a Useful Article As discussed in Sections 925.1 and 925.2, the definition for a work of artistic craftsmanship,

925.2 Copyrightable Authorship in Works of Artistic Craftsmanship The copyright law protects works of artistic craftsmanship as pictorial, graphic, or sculptural works “insofar as their

  925.1 What Is a Work of Artistic Craftsmanship?   The Copyright Act protects “works of artistic craftsmanship insofar as their form but not their