Is "look and feel" copyrightable?

Re:Is "look and feel" copyrightable? by tlrobinson on Friday January 02, 2009 @12:44PM (#417480)

Has 37signals copyrighted any of their products?

Other than their book it appears they have no copyright registrations filed.

So? You don't need to register copyrights in order for something to be copyrighted, it just proves you're the owner, which could help if you need to take legal action.

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Re:Is "look and feel" copyrightable? by amobilebiz on Friday January 02, 2009 @01:35PM (#417528)

True, but you do need to register your copyright if you want to be able to take legal action in U.S. courts. Just stating the copyright does not provide you with protection in the court system's eyes.

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Re:Is "look and feel" copyrightable? by tlrobinson on Friday January 02, 2009 @02:51PM (#417601)

I've heard of people mailing themselves a copy of their work, and leaving the enveloped sealed. Presumably this would also be enough proof?

edit: here's a description of the concept: http://www.copyrightauthority.com/poor-mans-copyright/ ...doesn't sound like a very good solution

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Re:Is "look and feel" copyrightable? by timcederman on Friday January 02, 2009 @03:12PM (#417634)

This doesn't sound right - citation?

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Re:Is "look and feel" copyrightable? by amobilebiz on Friday January 02, 2009 @09:37PM (#418050)

http://www.copyright.gov/circs/circ1.html#cr

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