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- 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 + S2 X; @4 T& K8 x' ]5 _ `$ J" x: \ * {5 Q9 M( T# P - 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。 ( E& f0 A/ L% q8 }. q $ ^8 j* B% f& V6 f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。 2 [. i3 R2 h4 Z: \% k( |; k # c$ ]8 B M9 n" L$ v 4 o# M2 `# ]7 y5 J( C2 B3 ~4 s8 h 4 d% B2 J' v$ [& @2 V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” # ^: Z! o8 J+ W: z. R7 s/ y& h