Web Site design, is this copyright protected?

I have been merging my old website (created 2-1-2001) and making major
revisions to my new web site: www.acjewels.com . I am curious how
much of the layout and design is protected by copyright. I think most
people are ethical and polite and they wouldn't need to utilize other
websites for their design layout. If all the page layouts are
custom designed (not using standardized formats) is this type of thing
copyrighted or ignored? I would appreciate any wisdom here. Thanks,
D.Jean (ACJewels)


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"CrystalLuv" wrote in message

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I am curious how
much of the layout and design is protected by copyright.
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Thanks,
D.Jean (ACJewels)

Hi,
Your Web site is protected by copyright law. If you designed it, you
own the copyright and no one is allowed to copy it. That being said,
Web pages and whole sites get copied all the time.

Best,
Deborah

I think most
people are ethical and polite

I cannot agree with this statement. I think most people don't give much
thought to ethics unless they've had to take ethics courses. It's not that
they're bad, it's that they're ignorant. Many people don't even know what the
word "ethics" means. And others who do know the meaning of the word will
stretch their ethics to fit any situation that benefits them.

And polite! Have you ever walked down a city street? People are NOT polite!
Manners are sorely missing in our world today.
~~
Sooz
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Hi Sooz: I guess most is the incorrect word there. It just surprises
me when I designed my web site, I purposely don't look at other
peoples websites so that mine will look different and unique. And lo
and behold within a week someone else in the exact same medium
utilizes the same layouts as my website (except for the border). To
me it almost seems like a form of plagiarism, which is severly frowned
upon.

Just shows how some people take the lazy way out by copy and pasting
others ideas. It makes me laugh that they have to resort to browsing
others websites in order to design their own. Originality fell out
the window there ;) D.Jean (ACJewels)

uppies (Dr. Sooz) wrote in message ...
I think most
people are ethical and polite

I cannot agree with this statement. I think most people don't give much
thought to ethics unless they've had to take ethics courses. It's not that
they're bad, it's that they're ignorant. Many people don't even know what the
word "ethics" means. And others who do know the meaning of the word will
stretch their ethics to fit any situation that benefits them.

And polite! Have you ever walked down a city street? People are NOT polite!
Manners are sorely missing in our world today.
~~
Sooz
-------
"Selective deafness, it's a wonderful thing." ~Kathy N-V
ESBC
~ Dr. Sooz's Bead Links
http://airandearth.netfirms.com/soozlinkslist.html
~ Bead Notes: Beading information A - Z
http://www.lampwork.net/beadnotes.html

I hear you. Sheesh! I hope they did it accidentally -- all on their own --
instead of stealing yours. What's WRONG with people?!?!?! arrgh

Hi Sooz: I guess most is the incorrect word there. It just surprises
me when I designed my web site, I purposely don't look at other
peoples websites so that mine will look different and unique. And lo
and behold within a week someone else in the exact same medium
utilizes the same layouts as my website (except for the border). To
me it almost seems like a form of plagiarism, which is severly frowned
upon.


~~
Sooz
-------
"Selective deafness, it's a wonderful thing." ~Kathy N-V
ESBC
~ Dr. Sooz's Bead Links
http://airandearth.netfirms.com/soozlinkslist.html
~ Bead Notes: Beading information A - Z
http://www.lampwork.net/beadnotes.html

In article ,
uppies (Dr. Sooz) wrote:

I hear you. Sheesh! I hope they did it accidentally -- all on their own --
instead of stealing yours. What's WRONG with people?!?!?! arrgh

Some people are stupid. Copying someone else's look is no way to build a
following of your own.

--
-Kalera
Mom of Juliet, 5, Sam, 3, and Ophelia, born 5/31/03
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CrystalLuv wrote in message
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I have been merging my old website (created 2-1-2001) and making major
revisions to my new web site: www.acjewels.com . I am curious how
much of the layout and design is protected by copyright. I think most
people are ethical and polite and they wouldn't need to utilize other
websites for their design layout. If all the page layouts are
custom designed (not using standardized formats) is this type of thing
copyrighted or ignored? I would appreciate any wisdom here. Thanks,
D.Jean (ACJewels)

from http://www.loc.gov/copyright/circs/circ66.html:

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Space 2: How to describe the Nature of Authorship

In Space 2 of the application, give a brief statement describing the
original authorship being registered. Use terms that clearly refer to
copyrightable authorship. Examples are "text," "music," "artwork,"
"photographs," "audiovisual material" (including any sounds), "sound
recording" (if the sounds do not accompany a series of images), and
"computer program."

Do NOT give statements that refer to elements that may not be protected by
copyright, that may be ambiguous, or that do not clearly reflect
copyrightable authorship. For example, do NOT use the terms "user
interface," "format," "layout," "design," "lettering," "concept," or "game
play."

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(CrystalLuv) wrote in message . com...
If all the page layouts are
custom designed (not using standardized formats) is this type of thing
copyrighted or ignored? I would appreciate any wisdom here. Thanks,
D.Jean (ACJewels)

Yes -- the layout and your text and images are copyrighted (automatically).

Mary T. 8-)

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http://www.flash.net/~mjtafoya/
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On 1 Aug 2003 08:39:02 -0700, (CrystalLuv)
wrote:

I have been merging my old website (created 2-1-2001) and making major
revisions to my new web site: www.acjewels.com . I am curious how
much of the layout and design is protected by copyright. I think most
people are ethical and polite and they wouldn't need to utilize other
websites for their design layout. If all the page layouts are
custom designed (not using standardized formats) is this type of thing
copyrighted or ignored? I would appreciate any wisdom here. Thanks,
D.Jean (ACJewels)

I wanted to double check before I answered, so I went to the source.
The best place to look for answers about copyright questions is
probably the U.S. Copyright Office. In less than 60 seconds, I found
(http://www.copyright.gov/help/faq/faq-protect.html) that "The
original authorship appearing on a website may be protected by
copyright. This includes writings, artwork, photographs, and other
forms of authorship protected by copyright. Procedures for registering
the contents of a website may be found in Circular 66, Copyright
Registration for Online Works." This was in answer to the question,
"Can I copyright my website?"

Tante has already provided the information about to describe the
"nature of authorship."

Jewitch

Jewitch wrote in message ...
On 1 Aug 2003 08:39:02 -0700, (CrystalLuv)
wrote:

I have been merging my old website (created 2-1-2001) and making major
revisions to my new web site: www.acjewels.com . I am curious how
much of the layout and design is protected by copyright. I think most
people are ethical and polite and they wouldn't need to utilize other
websites for their design layout. If all the page layouts are
custom designed (not using standardized formats) is this type of thing
copyrighted or ignored? I would appreciate any wisdom here. Thanks,
D.Jean (ACJewels)

I wanted to double check before I answered, so I went to the source.
The best place to look for answers about copyright questions is
probably the U.S. Copyright Office. In less than 60 seconds, I found
(http://www.copyright.gov/help/faq/faq-protect.html) that "The
original authorship appearing on a website may be protected by
copyright. This includes writings, artwork, photographs, and other
forms of authorship protected by copyright. Procedures for registering
the contents of a website may be found in Circular 66, Copyright
Registration for Online Works." This was in answer to the question,
"Can I copyright my website?"

Tante has already provided the information about to describe the
"nature of authorship."

I realize that, especially to web designers, it seems wrong that layouts and
design can't be copyrighted, but it's really common sense. Can't you
imagine a letter from lawyers for Big A** Ham Inc., saying "we own the
copyright for a logo in the upper left hand corner - and by the way, cease
and desist using background color #67489D with text #999999." There are
only so many possible layouts - if they were proprietary, to publish
anything would cause endless bickering.

I still don't understand why typefaces can't be copyrighted. I also don't
understand how the ITC can sell you a license to use a typeface that can't
be copyrighted.

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