Copyright etc issues
It is possible to copyright the design of a product or web site etc. This definition is from the UK Intellectual Property Office ...
A registered design is a monopoly right for the appearance of the whole or part of a product, resulting particularly from the features of lines, contours, colours, shape, texture and materials of a product or its ornamentation.
These designs could be anything from patterns on textiles or plates to the shape of a car or the design of part of a product, such as a kettle handle.
UK readers can find out more at ...
- http://www.ipo.gov.uk/what is/whatis-copy.htm
- www.own-it.org Advice on copyright for creative businesses