Y7 _! P8 D% f9 u- X" y0 f" T( m/ w" U8 w* h# d6 C* U1 ` How Can I Protect the Look and Feel of My Website? - 律师的回答! S' p' \# q! P
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要点: 6 }! G. x9 ~+ z - 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 ' v: k0 ]% s! } q5 n/ Z$ o1 f; h _* Y2 [6 G6 X5 x, v
- 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。" v( ^8 u& P3 B" V- t- R
3 S/ i3 K" u# x% _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。4 x0 \$ E0 j0 S' X / |0 K1 s# n; z + E- T" x4 ?/ ?* D( n " t$ v/ `2 a) s% R# Y0 L e/ W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”6 N" ^+ o# j9 T5 D