> This is a case of potential piracy... I think you're correct. As I understand it, one can not legally protect a page layout. (Imagine how difficult it would

> This is a case of potential piracy... I think you're correct. As I understand it, one can not legally protect a page layout. (Imagine how difficult it would be to publish a book if people could protect things like "black times roman typeface on white background with one inch borders.") The description of a layout to a computer can be copyrighted as a form of expression, so one can copyright their specific CSS description of a page layout. It's interesting to note that the benefits of even this form of copyright protection is contentious: If a layout can only practically be expressed to the computer in a few different ways, then the odds of accidental infringement are very high.