[Sca-cooks] Copyright infringement and the social networking backlash

[Johnna Holloway]

I went to Google News to look for stories and found several. Good  
summary here--
http://www.edrants.com/the-cooks-source-scandal-how-a-magazine-profits-on-theft/
The Cooks Source Scandal: How a Magazine Profits on Theft
By
Edward Champion – November 4, 2010
I can't do a lot of research due to the late hour and the eyes not  
being ok yet, but it is
fascinating.

Johnnae

On Nov 4, 2010, at 9:14 PM, Robin Carroll-Mann wrote:

> On Thu, Nov 4, 2010 at 8:56 PM, Johnna Holloway <johnnae at mac.com>  
> wrote:
>> I would guess this will be unfolding over the next few days.
>
> 'Exploding' would be a more apt description.  The magazine's Facebook
> page has screencaps of past issues.  Diligent searchers have found
> articles and photos lifted from Paula Deen, Martha Stewart, NPR, and a
> website called "Recipes Today" which is owned by Disney (a company not
> known for their kind and gentle response to copyright violation).  I
> myself found an article on bread-baking ingredients which was
> word-for-word from the 1996 Fannie Farmer Cookbook by Marion
> Cunningham. Brighid ni Chiarain