Legal Question in Technology Law in Massachusetts
Website Copied by Competitor
Do we, as an established internet retail website, have any recourse with another website that has copied the format, layout and concept of our website? Also thay have 'chosen' to sell some of the same exact merchandise we do.
1 Answer from Attorneys
Re: Website Copied by Competitor
Sadly, you have a classic illustration of the limits of copyright protection: only the actual text and computer code are protectable at all; the items are merely facts; and in order for protection of the text it has to be original and minimally creative, so the likely effect is that you have no remedy. You should check carefully to see if there is any trademark misuse (particularly in metatags), but if not you are not going to have a high likelihood of a return on attorneys' fees.
Best wishes,
LDWG
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