SC - Sharing Recipes (was Re: saffron)

[Elaine Koogler]

And on the other hand, I'm sure many feel as I do that I like to support
creativity and research in the SCA, and will purchase items/books/etc. from SCA
artisans before I will purchase the same item from a commercial source, usually
even if the commercial source is cheaper!

Kiri

LrdRas at aol.com wrote:

> In a message dated 4/6/00 2:30:59 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
> korrin.daardain at juno.com writes:
>
> << Many on this list will agree that they will not want their
>  efforts stolen and sold for the benefit of people with fewer scruples
>  than most. >>
>
> Many do. However, I am on several mundane recipe lists and am working with
> Llewelyn Press attorneys to produce a line of 'instant' packets containing
> recipes from the most popular 'New Age/Pagan' books. Their lawyers assure me
> that single recipes are not covered by the protections of copyright law
> merely because their commercial worth is limited to around 5 dollars each.
> Therefore they note that the authors they represent do not have a problem
> with including the recipe in each kit.
>
> However, large portions of a given work are covered although the lawyers on
> the mundane lists say that posting the recipes alone from an entire
> manuscript to a list is not infringement because recipes are considered
> 'formulas' and one only needs to change the description of the formula in a
> minor way to avoid ethical problems if the poster is so inclined. However,
> that is NOT necessary with formula. Oftentimes entire sets of recipes from
> any given publication are posted to these lists without infringing anyone's
> copyright.
>
> Another key phrase is 'educational' use.  Individual copying of a work for
> educational purposes is permitted under the law. This is why there are
> copying machines in libraries.
>
> I think in the SCA context, authors must realize the more widely portions of
> their work are distributed the more likely they will sell a complete volume.
> Also they should be willing to teach their art whatever it takes. In a class
> situation at Scholas and other SCA events it is inappropriate to charge
> attendees for your book. Charging the actual costs of printing or for
> materials is not out of line, however.
>
> Anyway, recipes although they can be copyrighted are actually formula and
> suing over such copying is not financially feasible and such cases are
> usually dismissed without review.
>
> This discussion has occurred many times and there is really no meeting ground
> between those who feel the copyright laws are all inclusive and those who see
> them as pertaining to commercial gain. Personally, I copy what I want for my
> own education and freely share my own work with others. When I eventually
> publish my own original work, I am sure others will buy it and I welcome
> those who do not to copy any of it as they see fit. Making a living off the
> members of the SCA is not an option that I would want to take.
>
> Ras
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