Y# d- g0 `+ y: T+ _ 1 F0 u+ k0 a2 f) S. J2 }* _' oHow Can I Protect the Look and Feel of My Website? - 律师的回答 : |4 _: U7 p9 `2 z7 c% e! d/ z6 {8 @" Q& ?3 W% U
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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 . }2 W) d( j" G% l, H6 b7 e) ?# f7 d+ o0 E7 \0 |5 d7 G
- 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。 7 M2 H( O9 w( Z" W& E% s- t5 ~% T3 l% ?
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。! Y( b7 F! o# o2 s- A 3 n* e+ L4 q0 }* @0 m" K # X' g0 Q2 R" ]% S; |' n2 G, B. U8 m7 {& a! l0 |& X
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”# l/ a# j4 W4 v7 i. i! D