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Originally Posted by Fluribus
Can a layout be protected by copyright?
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The actual picture/layout is protected by copyright.
So you can't take someone else's cover image, change it a bit and use it yourself.
The 'concept' of the picture/layout is not protected.
So you can see the first cover, then tell your cover artist that you want a relatively empty background with a noose formed by a necktie in the centre, with text within the noose and the author's name outside the noose in the bottom right, and the cover they produce for you will not violate the copyright of the original cover.