! B% g m ]3 c. B+ k5 S 1 R7 Y7 U# F) D2 p+ |0 ?% FHow Can I Protect the Look and Feel of My Website? - 律师的回答/ i6 O9 l7 H4 J3 D
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要点: 4 U8 |% K; N {2 R5 f( I - 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 * P3 s9 q; u0 ^. F 2 K+ X' x5 h; U# @( E* 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。 . B1 f0 S# m" B+ X6 a 3 t7 o+ R4 N/ m( L- g' c9 n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。) t0 K; r; E7 [0 V8 n 3 F4 E) B) ]/ L 8 Z7 t7 T/ g' y# W 3 G- f4 _7 S8 ]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”. `( y* O# ^' J2 T& s