I have an idea for a website. I have been trying to understand this "copyright" and "trademark/servicemark" jargon but I'm lost. What I want to do is protect the "process" that occurs when memebers join my site. Similar to what Ebay has. How did they do it? How do I keep the CC from downloading all of my site's content and opening up the biz in a differnt name?
2007-02-20 20:43:31 · 3 answers · asked by nino 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Security
If you are talking a process, that is a patent. If your method is novel and unique, never done before, then it qualifies. Patent is even more involved and expensive than either copyright and trademark.
Content, not the programming, may qualify for copyright if it is something you created. Like photos, designs, written descriptions, and such. A good way to stop URL linking to your art is to chage the file names on a regular basis.
Content as in store inventory would not be your original creations and not subject to copyright, find a way of blocking unauthorized access to your databases. For example, have multiple TLD Domain names to locate various parts of your data so it is not obvious how to it mine out without a map. No simple download of a given site's contents would deliver a working operation.
Patents and copyrights do not stop copy cats, they will pop up as fast as your expensive lawyers can shut them down. your best protection is to not let them know what you have done.
2007-02-21 10:49:02 · answer #1 · answered by lare 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A website is the Soul of any business & its our responsibility to protect our website from the copycats.because There are billions of websites in the whole world, with thousands launched every day. In such a scenario, if someone copied your website & you are not tracking your digital media, then, you will probably not even come to know of it.
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2014-04-13 22:14:47 · answer #2 · answered by ? 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1) Consult a lawyer 2) Copyright the site 3) Threaten to sue if they copy you. 4) Discover that the law doesn't protect ideas ("Top of the page is the best place for a menu" can't be copywrited. "Bob's Site" in pale blue letters on a mint green background can be. See step 1) 5) Discover that lawyer's fees to recover damages exceed the amount of damages.
2016-05-24 01:23:03 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋