Holy Rip!
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- PonyBoy0
from what I recall from my media law classes in college... if you you mark it w/a copyright law - technically it's yours and it's copyright IS yours... you do not need to file any paperwork etc - you merely need to prove it's your intellectual property if you're ever forced into court...
... on a side note - css, scripts etc etc are all 'intellectual property' regardless of the medium... therefor a copyright will work just fine...
...just be prepared to prove that it IS your intellectual property of need-be.
... now - if you want to guarantee the work as yours - you apply for a trademark/register your intellectual property (this goes for writing, music etc etc)...
... U.S. folks who are interested in the whole process can start here: http://www.uspto.gov/
- e-pill0
thanks ponyboy!!
:)
- verbalchi0
Statistically speaking this is a non-issue. All artful dodgers know how to limit what they give away in their work as much as getting ripped-off is no recent phenomena.
Web design isn't abstract expressionism anymore than carpentry is sculpting wood. Form is highly limited by the need for functionality.
The very nature of writing code is repetitive to the point that plagiarism is negligible
Just like inondated musicians, web designers feel the pressure of being always more and more authentic.
Decrying web design theft is like pop artists squabbling over the rights to "Knocking on Heaven's Door".