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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 + Q* f$ @5 Z* N1 T; G8 W- S, }/ q p5 @6 _3 P F7 A8 U1 ?
- 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。 6 K$ [; f$ t: i& p / f$ C+ M9 Y6 Y- } G/ w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。 5 f B6 o0 J9 i9 s 4 l1 K5 s9 U& e0 I8 U9 }8 A( e5 S* q3 N$ j4 e) F' R$ }$ y) q0 ~: h# a( v
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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”9 V0 t) ^) ]- f X) {8 `: @