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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 \# h9 M7 U$ B0 j( {7 z5 J/ d7 q# N8 I' z4 m4 u
- 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。6 X4 h* z1 _( j% c
; m8 j6 I9 D9 g0 E; u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。 3 _, J3 N: r3 c: O' F 6 w0 C1 S- ~ s" H+ L5 R8 L* ]) Y : P9 F6 ^1 V6 V# Z+ p1 i i# o+ e4 X! g4 S) p5 Y3 F9 z. C
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”) k7 L7 N& N; X( y% o6 M