Web site design and copyright process

• US 20050216290A1
• Filed: 03/29/2004
• Published: 09/29/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 03/29/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Go Daddy Operating Company LLC (GoDaddy, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Go Daddy Group Incorporated (GoDaddy, Inc.)
• Inventors: Sachs, Steven, Kelly, Nima
• Application Number:
  US10/811,678
• Publication Number:
  US 20050216290A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/310
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/0637 Strategic management or analysis, e.g. setting a goal or target of an organisation; Planning actions based on goals; Analysis or evaluation of effectiveness of goals
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0601 Electronic shopping [e-shopping]
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/184 Intellectual property management
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 90/00 Systems or methods specially adapted for administrative, commercial, financial, managerial or supervisory purposes, not involving significant data processing

Abstract

The present invention provides a method for an Entrepreneur to design and copyright an Entrepreneur'"'"'s web site using tools provided at a Facilitator'"'"'s web site. The method allows the Entrepreneur to access the Facilitator'"'"'s web site, design an Entrepreneur'"'"'s web site using web site designing tools available on the Facilitator'"'"'s web site and copyright the Entrepreneur'"'"'s web site. The Facilitator'"'"'s web site may request and receive copyright information from the Entrepreneur and access and create a copy of the Entrepreneur'"'"'s web site suitable for submission to the United States Copyright Office. Tremendous synergizes, such as the elimination of multiple entries of data, may be achieved and serious pitfalls avoided by receiving overall guidance and assistance from one web site, i.e. a Facilitator'"'"'s web site, in performing these processes.

Claims

1. A method for a Facilitator to assist an Entrepreneur in creating an Internet business, comprising the steps of:

A) creating a Facilitator'"'"'s web site on the Internet accessible to Entrepreneurs;

B) assisting the Entrepreneur in designing an Entrepreneur'"'"'s web site by providing web site design services on the Facilitator'"'"'s web site; and

C) assisting the Entrepreneur on the Facilitator'"'"'s web site in copyrighting at least some of the content of the Entrepreneur'"'"'s web site with the United States Copyright Office.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising the step of assisting the Entrepreneur in selecting an available domain name having a label and a top-level domain based on one or more words chosen by the Entrepreneur to describe the Entrepreneur'"'"'s business.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising the step of submitting the Entrepreneur'"'"'s web site to one or more search engines.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the assisting the Entrepreneur in copyrighting at least some of the content of the web site includes the step of linking the Entrepreneur with the official web site for the United States Copyright Office.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the assisting the Entrepreneur in copyrighting at least some of the content of the web site includes the steps of receiving copyright information from the Entrepreneur, creating hardcopy copyright forms containing the copyright information, transmitting the hardcopy copyright forms to the Entrepreneur and instructing the Entrepreneur in the procedure for submitting the hardcopy copyright forms to the United States Copyright Office.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the assisting the Entrepreneur in copyrighting at least some of the content of the web site includes the steps of receiving copyright information from the Entrepreneur, creating electronic copyright forms containing the copyright information and electronically submitting the electronic copyright forms to the United States Copyright Office.

7. A method for a Facilitator to assist an Entrepreneur in creating an Internet business, comprising the steps of:

A) creating a Facilitator'"'"'s web site on the Internet accessible to Entrepreneurs;

B) offering hosting services on the Facilitator'"'"'s web site for the Entrepreneur'"'"'s web site at an Internet protocol address associated with a domain name having a label and a top-level domain registered by the Entrepreneur; and

C) assisting the Entrepreneur on the Facilitator'"'"'s web site in copyrighting at least some of the content of the Entrepreneur'"'"'s web site with the United States Copyright Office.

8. The method of claim 7, further comprising the step of assisting the Entrepreneur in selecting and registering an available domain name based on one or more words chosen by the Entrepreneur to describe the Entrepreneur'"'"'s Internet business.

9. The method of claim 7, further comprising the step of submitting the Entrepreneur'"'"'s web site to one or more search engines.

10. The method of claim 7, wherein the assisting the Entrepreneur in copyrighting at least some of the content of the web site includes the step of linking the Entrepreneur with the official web site for the United States Copyright Office.

11. The method of claim 7, wherein the assisting the Entrepreneur in copyrighting at least some of the content of the web site includes the steps of receiving copyright information from the Entrepreneur, creating hardcopy copyright forms containing the copyright information, transmitting the hardcopy copyright forms to the Entrepreneur and instructing the Entrepreneur in the procedure for submitting the hardcopy copyright forms to the United States Copyright Office.

12. The method of claim 7, wherein the assisting the Entrepreneur in copyrighting at least some of the content of the web site includes the steps of receiving copyright information from the Entrepreneur, creating electronic copyright forms containing the copyright information and electronically submitting the electronic copyright forms to the United States Copyright Office.

13. A method for a Facilitator to assist an Entrepreneur in creating an Internet business, comprising the steps of:

A) creating a Facilitator'"'"'s web site on the Internet accessible to Entrepreneurs;

B) assisting the Entrepreneur in designing an Entrepreneur'"'"'s web site by providing web site design services on the Facilitator'"'"'s web site;

C) offering hosting services on the Facilitator'"'"'s web site for the Entrepreneur'"'"'s web site associated with a domain name having a label and a top-level domain registered to the Entrepreneur; and

D) assisting the Entrepreneur in copyrighting at least some of the content of the Entrepreneur'"'"'s web site with the United States Copyright Office.

14. The method of claim 13, further comprising the step of assisting the Entrepreneur in selecting a domain name based on one or more words chosen by the Entrepreneur to describe the Entrepreneur'"'"'s Internet business.

15. The method of claim 13, further comprising the step of submitting the Entrepreneur'"'"'s web site to one or more search engines.

16. The method of claim 13, wherein the assisting the Entrepreneur in copyrighting at least some of the content of the web site includes the step of linking the Entrepreneur with the official web site for the United States Copyright Office.

17. The method of claim 13, wherein the assisting the Entrepreneur in copyrighting at least some of the content of the web site includes the steps of receiving copyright information from the Entrepreneur, creating hardcopy copyright forms containing the copyright information, transmitting the hardcopy copyright forms to the Entrepreneur and instructing the Entrepreneur in the procedure for submitting the hardcopy copyright forms to the United States Copyright Office.

18. The method of claim 13, wherein the assisting the Entrepreneur in copyrighting at least some of the content of the web site includes the steps of receiving copyright information from the Entrepreneur, creating electronic copyright forms containing the copyright information and electronically submitting the electronic copyright forms to the United States Copyright Office.

19. A method for a Facilitator to assist an Entrepreneur in creating an Internet business, comprising the steps of:

A) creating a Facilitator'"'"'s web site on the Internet accessible to Entrepreneurs;

B) receiving information regarding an Entrepreneur that has accessed the Facilitator'"'"'s web site;

C) storing the information regarding the Entrepreneur in a memory location accessible by the Facilitator'"'"'s web site;

D) assisting the Entrepreneur in designing an Entrepreneur'"'"'s web site by providing web site design services on the Facilitator'"'"'s web site using at least some of the stored information regarding the Entrepreneur; and

E) assisting the Entrepreneur on the Facilitator'"'"'s web site in copyrighting at least some of the content of the Entrepreneur'"'"'s web site with the United States Copyright Office using at least some of the stored information regarding the Entrepreneur.