& |3 I& a2 r7 U" ^ k' ~6 x" T1 W5 G2 THow Can I Protect the Look and Feel of My Website? - 律师的回答 6 [, _0 e/ I4 x( s" F3 { * F3 X% c. e3 j4 g1 O$ W要点: - `* t" R5 n* ?5 u) L+ u - 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$ G" p; s1 T5 r9 s9 M
' a4 J2 h: q! s: h, Q$ u' s% t - 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。 8 i4 |) b; H# f+ ~. U $ u; S& ^5 Q9 ?/ b! 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。 - E# L- [1 A' F1 Y4 C 2 d" \ n3 H3 |; T4 O% v9 e* j1 W6 S- [1 [' N e4 @$ M. j5 a R0 {
/ d' b ?0 ^5 p% C4 o* m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”( Y! A% [0 ~8 [* ^) Q