SC - Trenchers Oh my!

Sat Nov 11 11:12:37 PST 2000

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In a message dated 11/11/00 12:20:02 AM Eastern Standard Time, ddfr at best.com 
writes:

> 3. The information in a recipe (i.e., the recipe considered as a 
> formula for making something) is not covered by copyright law; the 
> actual words of the recipe are (copyright protects "expression" not 
> "idea").
> 
> 

 Actually according to the attorneys at Llewellyn Press, recipes are not in a 
themselves copyrightable. A clarifying statement was that people who sue 
others for the publications of their recipes were awarded the maximum of 5 
dollars a piece for the infringement. Considering the cost of a law suit a 5 
dollar recovery on any given recipe is certainly not basis for a law suit 
which would run into thousands of dollars. The bottom line is that authors 
may think that their recipes are protected by copyright law but, in reality, 
they are formulas and if they 'prove' they are not, which is difficult to say 
the least since they are defined by law as such, then they are pretty much 
fair game.

Of course, common courtesy demands that permission is requested but common 
sense also demands that creators of recipes realize the thin edge they walk 
on. The infinitesimally minute chance that someone else would not figure out 
or create a formula exactly like the one that they published is almost nil.

I have personally seen my recipes used in assorted feasts exactly as I have 
written them. I choose to be happy that I could be of help rather than press 
the issue of non-recognition.

Ras
The test of good manners is to be patient with bad ones.- Solomon Ibn Gabirol

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<HTML>In a message dated 11/11/00 12:20:02 AM Eastern Standard Time, ddfr at best.com writes:
 
 
 <BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">3. The information in a recipe (i.e., the recipe considered as a 
 formula for making something) is not covered by copyright law; the 
 actual words of the recipe are (copyright protects "expression" not 
 "idea").
 
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 Actually according to the attorneys at Llewellyn Press, recipes are not in a themselves copyrightable. A clarifying statement was that people who sue others for the publications of their recipes were awarded the maximum of 5 dollars a piece for the infringement. Considering the cost of a law suit a 5 dollar recovery on any given recipe is certainly not basis for a law suit which would run into thousands of dollars. The bottom line is that authors may think that their recipes are protected by copyright law but, in reality, they are formulas and if they 'prove' they are not, which is difficult to say the least since they are defined by law as such, then they are pretty much fair game.
 
 Of course, common courtesy demands that permission is requested but common sense also demands that creators of recipes realize the thin edge they walk on. The infinitesimally minute chance that someone else would not figure out or create a formula exactly like the one that they published is almost nil.
 
 I have personally seen my recipes used in assorted feasts exactly as I have written them. I choose to be happy that I could be of help rather than press the issue of non-recognition.
 
 Ras
 The test of good manners is to be patient with bad ones.- Solomon Ibn Gabirol</HTML>

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