ohdang888 Posted February 18, 2010 Share Posted February 18, 2010 Is copying a site's layout and design...very closely ... technically copyright infringement? or if you just change the logos, etc, is that legal? Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel0 Posted February 18, 2010 Share Posted February 18, 2010 http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Universal_Copyright_Convention_(Geneva_Act) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berne_Convention_for_the_Protection_of_Literary_and_Artistic_Works http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_Copyright_Convention There exist no special "internet copyright law". Things are copyrighted as usual. Whether you make a blog post or publish a book doesn't make a difference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ohdang888 Posted February 18, 2010 Author Share Posted February 18, 2010 ok. so if you use a layout and design that is practically the same as your competitor, then they have grounds sue you? (this is a for a low-budget client) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel0 Posted February 18, 2010 Share Posted February 18, 2010 Say you take Facebook's layout and just make it yellow instead. That would most likely count as copyright infringement. Anyways, why are you asking for legal advice here (even without stating where you are located)? Go ask your lawyer if you want to make sure you don't end up in legal trouble. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ohdang888 Posted February 18, 2010 Author Share Posted February 18, 2010 I checked out the copyright site...that's a novel idea!... and yes, it is infringement. darn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeddyKiller Posted February 19, 2010 Share Posted February 19, 2010 I always knew that taking websites templates is wrong. However, I never knew they could sue you because of copyright reasons? I thought copyright was only for the content of the said website. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel0 Posted February 19, 2010 Share Posted February 19, 2010 However, I never knew they could sue you because of copyright reasons? What's the point of a law if there are no consequences for breaking it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeddyKiller Posted February 19, 2010 Share Posted February 19, 2010 I didn't mean wrong as in law wise. I just meant it with opinions. I didn't know taking a template is against the law basically. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waynew Posted February 19, 2010 Share Posted February 19, 2010 I always knew that taking websites templates is wrong. However, I never knew they could sue you because of copyright reasons? I thought copyright was only for the content of the said website. There's content copyright and design copyright. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeddyKiller Posted February 20, 2010 Share Posted February 20, 2010 Ahh. Ok. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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