Important legal notices about our house plans

Curious about whether you can resell the Drummond House Plans plan that you have or have not built, or use our photos and/or illustrations on your blog?

Or simply know what we do with your personal information, or what are the terms of sale related to our architectural plans and services?

On this page, find relevant answers to the legal questions you have concerning Drummond House Plans home plans.

Topics covered :

Copyright on images and plans
References to other professionals
Privacy policy

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Copyrights – use of our color renderings, photos, floor plans

Can you resell your Drummond plan, use an illustration, a photo or a floor plan found on one of our sites?

All plans posted on our websites and/or created by Drummond House Plans are protected by copyright law. It is therefore illegal to copy, reproduce or use, without permission, plans, drawings and illustrations from this website or any other publication. It is also illegal to copy or redraw an existing plan.

It is prohibited to resell your Drummond House Plan, regardless of whether you have built your house or not.
Not on Kijiji, nor by online classified ad, nor your brother-in-law, or anywhere else to anyone.

It is a common misconception to believe that it is permissible to copy, modify, or resell a drawing or plan found in different media. Each of these practices is unlawful and constitutes a violation of the Copyright Act. Each offense is punishable by up to $100,000.

Therefore, it is essential to always buy a set of plans or a licence from Drummond House Plans, for construction or to use the illustrations for promotional purposes. Buying a set of plans allows you to build a single house (unless you acquire a multiple-build licence ). It is also illegal to resell your plan after use.

What is a copyright?

In very simple terms, the term "copyright" means "right to reproduce". Only the owner of an original work (very often its creator) has the right to produce or reproduce this work or to allow another person to do so. Suppose, for example, that you have written a novel (or designed an architectural plan). Copyright rewards and protects your creative endeavor by giving you the exclusive right to publish or use this work in the manner that suits you. You can also choose not to publish your work and prevent anyone from doing it.

What is protected by copyright?

Each of these general categories groups together a very wide range of creative works. Here are some examples of artistic works: paintings, drawings, maps, photographs, sculptures and architectural plans.

The word "original" is critically important in the definition of a copyrightable work. It goes without saying that no one can obtain a copyright for a work created by another person.

Source : Canadian Intellectual Property Office

Copyright act

The following are the main statutes that define architectural plans as original works protected by copyright law:

Definitions

2. The following definitions apply in this Act.
"Artistic work" includes paintings, drawings, maps, charts, plans, photographs, engravingns, sculptures, works of artistic craftsmanship, architectural works, and compilations of artistic works.

Copyright on work

3. (1) For the purposes of this Act, copyright, in relation to a work, means the sole right to produce or reproduce the work or any substantial part thereof in any material form whatever, to perform the work or any substantial part thereof in public or, if the work is unpublished, to publish the work or any substantial part thereof, and includes the sole right

(a) to produce, reproduce, perform or publish any translation of the work

Liability for infringement

35. (1) Where a person infringes copyright, the person is liable to pay such damages to the owner of the copyright as the owner has suffered due to the infringement and, in addition to those damages, such part of the profits that the infringer has made from the infringement and that were not taken into account in calculating the damages as the court considers just.

Our solution for you

Whether you are a builder and build several homes a year, or you are an individual with a new home project, Drummond House Plans has developed a complete range of architectural products and services, for all budgets, that will allow you to fulfill your projects, while respecting the copyright of our design.

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Other professionals on our site

Drummond House Plans is not a construction contractor and is not related in any way to contractors, builders and developers whose names and / or advertising are on our websites or referred to you by one of our representatives. Drummond House Plans is therefore not responsible for the quality of the services offered, or the work performed by these contractors, builders and developers. Drummond House Plans disclaims any and all liability in this regard.

Advice

Before engaging with a contractor and entrusting him with the execution of your construction or renovation project, it is recommended and the customer’s responsibility to obtain quotes from several contractors and also to request and verify references from satisfied customers. Before signing a contract, Drummond House Plans strongly recommends that the customer verify with the authorities concerned in their region or country that the chosen contractor has a valid licence and is capable of carrying out the requested work to be executed.