% d$ @$ S* R* `8 t( `9 Q7 l/ G" ]2 ? W/ M How Can I Protect the Look and Feel of My Website? - 律师的回答! V" F [ u" q& n
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要点: / a7 A( d, U! X: n4 S. x9 W; G - 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$ B/ c) y. t2 B# a/ |) o
# o& l+ d; w5 l E) r: l+ f; M - 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。 5 [: g+ b2 |) O: [0 \+ l5 F+ d" N, B5 y0 l1 Y: r/ I
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。; `) h& A Y' [5 _( @( ? 6 }" e4 P: E1 m& S" r5 n6 V& D1 ^1 `. e
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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” % e3 R3 @, o5 o* E