1. The binding design is copyrighted. Binding design refers to the appearance design of printed matter such as folio, spine, protective seal and binding. All of them are copyrighted. After that, the publisher has the right to license or prohibit others from using the layout design of the books and periodicals published by him. Legal basis: Article 36 of the Copyright Law. Publishers have the right to license or prohibit others from using the layout design of their published books and periodicals. The term of protection of the rights specified in the preceding paragraph is ten years, ending on the 10 day after the first publication of the books and periodicals designed in this format.