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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0 f4 ~. O0 R. \
. L8 s! N/ L, p2 u5 R9 ^ - 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。/ [# v5 _: ^3 w1 v, {+ a6 Q
3 T# E C+ E6 n/ y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 z' x) n) N- [, q $ F9 v) Q% r3 }" \$ A) [ ; [# v3 @6 ~9 g* K7 X0 e3 M9 a+ z
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” & t! U/ J b+ f