) r+ R/ ^* r7 A' R) f( N2 A2 [! P% x( N. x% p" g How Can I Protect the Look and Feel of My Website? - 律师的回答 / x; i4 v. N; b3 c6 L8 E 3 O' N8 f: i1 U) r4 {4 u6 g要点:" v' s5 T1 y. {# N2 ^
- 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0 N6 f, P% C3 ^+ F: ]) I& z
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- 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 P* m- } s$ }7 P# t7 e 7 l! ]6 o4 w' }1 P% h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。 + i, A- `/ a8 ~ $ a- e( `9 c4 L$ U; n! X% r# h8 j 9 f' t3 k; ^- M0 }3 Z5 ?! U2 u L2 R( Q7 x# }) y" D
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”- K5 B4 m: w1 f! r+ N1 l4 i9 m! s