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from the publisher's house-plan sellers' own licence, copyright and terms pages", "class": "primary-provider-own-site", "status": "read" }, { "url": "https://houseplans.co/articles/copyright", "label": "Alan Mascord Design Associates: copyright information", "license": "quoted for reporting from the publisher's house-plan sellers' own licence, copyright and terms pages", "class": "primary-provider-own-site", "status": "read" }, { "url": "https://microspot.com/plan-store/plan-store-license-agreement.htm", "label": "Microspot Plan Store licence agreement and copyright notices", "license": "quoted for reporting from the publisher's house-plan sellers' own licence, copyright and terms pages", "class": "primary-provider-own-site", "status": "read" }, { "url": "https://www.theplancollection.com/help/understanding-copyrights", "label": "The Plan Collection: understanding copyrights", "license": "quoted for reporting from the publisher's house-plan sellers' own licence, copyright and terms pages", "class": "primary-provider-own-site", "status": "read" }, { "url": "https://theplancollection.com/learn/copyright-law", "label": "The Plan Collection: copyright law", "license": "quoted for reporting from the publisher's house-plan sellers' own licence, copyright and terms pages", "class": "primary-provider-own-site", "status": "read" }, { "url": "https://archivaldesigns.com/pages/faq", "label": "Archival Designs FAQ", "license": "quoted for reporting from the publisher's house-plan sellers' own licence, copyright and terms pages", "class": "primary-provider-own-site", "status": "read" }, { "url": "https://royaloaksdesign.com/policies/terms-of-service", "label": "Royal Oaks Design terms of service", "license": "quoted for reporting from the publisher's house-plan sellers' own licence, copyright and terms pages", "class": "primary-provider-own-site", "status": "read" }, { "url": "https://allisonramseyhouseplans.com/copyright", "label": "Allison Ramsey Architects: copyright", "license": "quoted for reporting from the publisher's house-plan sellers' own licence, copyright and terms pages", "class": "primary-provider-own-site", "status": "read" }, { "url": "https://barndominiumplans.com/pages/copyright", "label": "Barndominium Plans: copyright", "license": "quoted for reporting from the publisher's house-plan sellers' own licence, copyright and terms pages", "class": "primary-provider-own-site", "status": "read" }, { "url": "https://www.architecturaldesigns.com/blog/which-license-is-best-for-you-single-build-vs-unlimited-build", "label": "Architectural Designs: single-build vs unlimited-build", "license": "quoted for reporting from the publisher's house-plan sellers' own licence, copyright and terms pages", "class": "primary-provider-own-site", "status": "read" }, { "url": "https://houseplansandmore.com/resource_center/faq/faq_section_detail.aspx?ID=7", "label": "House Plans and More FAQ", "license": "quoted for reporting from the publisher's house-plan sellers' own licence, copyright and terms pages", "class": "primary-provider-own-site", "status": "not-terms", "why": "the stored text of House Plans and More's FAQ page is its index and carries no licence terms" }, { "url": "https://www.thehouseplancompany.com/blog/how-to-choose-the-right-house-plan-package-for-your-project/", "label": "The House Plan Company: choosing a plan package", "license": "quoted for reporting from the publisher's house-plan sellers' own licence, copyright and terms pages", "class": "primary-provider-own-site", "status": "read" } ], "methodology": "Each plan seller's own house-plan sellers' own licence, copyright and terms pages were read through estate-fetch and stored whole (sha256 on every row). For every page, four questions were answered from its own words: who keeps the copyright in the design, homes one licence builds, changing the drawings, what the page says a buyer receives, in its own words. Every stated answer carries the sentence it rests on, checked against the stored text; 'not stated' means the page read does not address the question. A plan seller with several pages reads 'varies' where they disagree. 11 plan sellers, 13 pages.", "embed": "
9 of 11 house-plan sellers whose own pages we read say the designer keeps the copyright and the buyer gets a licence to build, newest read 31 October 2026.
What a bought house plan lets a builder do, sellhomebuilderdatatoai.com
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