+ c$ ^" a; v3 O7 N5 ^1 f$ X- Q# Y0 c! a+ y- R How Can I Protect the Look and Feel of My Website? - 律师的回答 & F6 |. r o3 m" Z% Y0 `7 j; R% Y6 x. c4 r- P- P
要点: , l2 P( _% O4 x S( 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 8 y# G7 j3 ^8 _. F3 y) x , b1 V) a4 U5 |9 ^% {5 o - 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。 0 g6 q+ z' @2 M: ?) [ * p( m+ @1 o+ f! x: 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。$ j; A; Z" r" M0 T ' P( B! r/ }3 V/ B5 [: z3 ]3 U3 p3 g6 ~7 V* M' S4 n
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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”8 Q2 Q. ^ B5 H0 F( h% E3 a. t R