4 E$ I, X% h& G S# q6 h, U1 k! k- }% M; @; s* K How Can I Protect the Look and Feel of My Website? - 律师的回答 9 T& Q0 I5 V r' |) C 0 R+ X" N8 U3 ^要点: 1 @ W, X4 s) J; |7 b' l - 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+ l' M$ J' Q/ v
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- 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。 " p6 v' i1 b3 W& Q- F; ^/ u5 [* C. X2 T% k0 Z! B. J
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。- `1 r0 F- m: E1 p: Y $ _* F* Q1 ?. b. H" J
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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”- c7 ?1 R/ V, u