[Sigia-l] Info Architects BANNED IN OHIO

[Richard_Dalton at vanguard.com]

Paul Trumble writes:
> There was some talk in this thread about the problems that arose with 
states
> trying to regulate the use of the term 'Engineer'.  The 'Software 
Engineers'
> didn't win all of those battles.  In Texas, it is illegal to use the 
term
> 'Software Engineer' anyplace other than within your organization.  So a
> business card would need to say something other than Engineer unless you
> wanted the Society of Professional Engineers to come after you, which
> apparently they actively do.
>
> A recent article in the Houston Chronicle on the subject is at this URL
> http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/story.hts/special/03/legislature/1841652.
>
> If the AIA decides to make it an issue, some state or other will ban the 
use
> of the term architect in any other context save designing a building.

This is obviously now an important issue that needs dealing with (because 
people have made it one) but the people who instigated all this nonsense 
about licenced titles and wanting to "own" them have far too much time on 
their hands.

 - Richard Dalton