[aaardvark]

> Practially speaking, design is legally indefensible as intellectual property

Really? Isn't there any IP protection for a websites look-and-feel? Need some lawyers to opine on this.

[lloydde]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lotus_Dev._Corp._v._Borland_Int....

There is an argument that the failure of copyright protection excel-erated (pun) patenting of processes centered on software ux.