9 n- b$ M/ W9 W5 V% h; N9 r/ m要点: & T7 @9 S% U8 D$ v4 m9 I - 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 A ^. ?4 h7 j `+ \) N9 V$ z4 E& }! T/ o$ Z
- 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。. w6 v: f% D& Z Y
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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。: S* O% v" L0 |2 H* }+ 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” ( {3 T2 t* b l2 L8 z ^2 v