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+ y0 q7 y7 ]7 T0 x* f6 A How Can I Protect the Look and Feel of My Website? - 律师的回答 " K2 b: Q; J5 J9 K' K4 \3 y" Q+ R2 e
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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 + P- [) K1 P! o# j4 d8 [- E % l( H/ t' t% y9 R/ z. F - 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。: f- w. s/ V' \$ ~
% G% A3 n- t7 J' 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。 7 ~( a; f% J: X/ w' U# m z$ J8 f, S- ~; H7 a
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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” * w$ R9 d! h% k2 J+ I' T