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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$ D) r( ?: }% e$ N* y$ N) P- y
! L) {7 I9 g( p8 ^3 ~/ H - 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。 % Z8 u0 |% o- j E. p0 ?( }7 | X- M" B2 n) d
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。 % Q1 x; U0 L+ L& M7 Q9 r8 J* s% |4 s* @. H
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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”; B3 u; p. ^6 @/ ^# L6 ]8 r+ `$ \