* A- |3 D0 p" M要点: , x) l! F0 W8 A& p* L6 W - 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7 _3 ^7 W0 f7 Z. r7 Y, k
+ O. T8 ]! |8 S* I3 C( 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。 3 ]; s, f3 d" H2 [0 }' h 1 C: S" N) q$ ]7 M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。 ; d* v* K- p0 Q1 x$ z2 `5 H6 l 6 Z! ]2 f' O5 O2 q % C* _. g/ t0 H: G& s& {2 F5 n; K& I# W* m
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” 7 j5 E) K7 R* u/ I