8 N3 U0 R |( Z( i2 Z! i* f+ a) c8 J How Can I Protect the Look and Feel of My Website? - 律师的回答 7 q! v* T9 e; U, z1 G+ _) y! I" U$ K( Y8 k+ t- @* O9 u
要点: 5 u9 Q' g5 [( t7 M9 t+ r; U/ T - You may be able to obtain a federal trademark registration for the non-functional elements of the website’s look and feel and bring suit against infringers based on that registration. -- 注意拿网站设计去注册Federal Trademark这可能会是一个非常漫长的过程) O9 j# q x+ U+ Y
" ]/ Z( Q, g# B# f9 J - Look and feel is not eligible for copyright protection because look and feel is not a work of authorship -- 但是根据2016年最高法院对“苹果告三星”一案的判例来理解,高院似乎有意强调“Look n Feel” 需要被认真对待。 1 a7 U" Z: A5 H3 F+ n" _% N. O/ I0 C0 H5 H' V! N; V
对你们来说,最简单的就是让律师起草几行All Inclusive的Terms and Condition,强调一下Content和Look n Feel都是copyrighted,写在网站的某个小字Footer里,以备不时之需。至于说这样做是否是十拿九稳,这是需要专业的律师解读和大量的$$$才能回答的问题。 ! Z9 [$ `. ]& N. [" t! ~, _. J# {1 w" E
2 P1 b/ W$ T0 t7 _/ Y% c1 i7 A. | ; Y( F; b9 C' E- s5 a+ X5 e这里有另一篇相关报道,也强调了“registering your material and using the copyright notice are your best defenses”- G# E" }0 n. k5 K4 _