2 Web Sites Link Up to Protect Designers

Firstuse.com in Westlake Village has formed an alliance with eConstructors.com to enable Web designers to register their content and layout to protect Web sites and other intellectual property.

Currently, more than 2,700 Web developers who are registered users of eConstructors.com can access a special area on the Web site to establish a Firstuse.com account, receive three free transactions and a 15% discount.

“For independent developers, Web page content and layout are their most important business assets, and using Firstuse.com to digitally fingerprint and time stamp these assets will help users establish a verifiable trail of intellectual property rights,” said Kerry Pike, director of business development at Firstuse.com.

The site eConstructors.com is a marketplace for the Web design and development industry. It helps buyers find developers to build or update their Web sites and bring many parts of their businesses online.

Firstuse.com is an Internet-based registry that provides 24-hour confidential digital fingerprinting and time-stamped registration of intellectual property and important records.