Is It Legal to Clone a Website? What You Can and Can't Copy (2026)

MiroMiro's guide to website cloning separates borrowing a layout from republishing someone else's content, code or brand. It's general information, not legal advice.

The guide says layouts, ideas and common UI patterns aren't covered by copyright, while original text, images and code are. Names, logos and branding also have trademark protection.

Its practical advice is to bring your own text, images and branding, treat extracted code as a starting point, and label published learning projects as studies. It also flags terms-of-service restrictions, including bans on mass scraping.