Welcome, Forum Rules, & Copyright Info.

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FIVE SIMPLE RULES TO THIS FORUM

• If you post a recipe that originated from copyrighted material (i.e. Cookbooks), Please do not post any of its literary expressions (see note below: Copyright issues)
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Notes: Copyright issues

Please be aware that recipes and certain other content are not capable of copyright.

Lists of ingredients are not protected by copyright. Explanation of techniques is not restricted either, as a rule. Literary license in the form of prose is, however, guarded by copyright.

Example:

Part I:
        I like peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, as they bring a bright smile to my face. They are especially good with a cold glass of milk.

Part II:

• 2 slices of white bread
• 3 Tablespoons peanut butter
• 2 Tablespoons strawberry Jelly

Part III:
        With a knife, spread the peanut butter on one slice of bread. With the same knife, spread the jelly on the other side of bread. Press together the two slices of bread, with the peanut butter and jelly facing each other.

Explanation:

Part I is under copyright.  An entity cannot reproduce Part I (even as bad as it is) without attribution.
Part II is not protected by copyright - Period.
Part III is where it gets a bit iffy.  In the case of the above, Part III is most likely not sheltered by copyright. There's not much in the form of literary expression. Instead, it's essentially a formula that uses the list of ingredients. Such formulas are not covered by copyright.

However, if there was a fair amount of prose interspersed within the formula, then it can be protected by copyright.  If Part III was dressed up with memories of making the sandwiches, and tied together with a personal anecdote or two then no one could legally use it without permission.

Conclusion:

formulas (ingredients) are not covered by copyright, but literary expression in the form of directions or description might be protected, if it can be proven to be truly creative.

To be safe, when it comes to other people's description and directions as indicated in PART I and II, don't copy the fancy stuff (expressions of literacy), put it in your own words. You probably made the recipe, you probably did it somewhat different than the original directions anyways, describe what you did.

"Mere listings of ingredients as in recipes, formulas, compounds or prescriptions are not subject to copyright protection. However, where a recipe or formula is accompanied by substantial literary expression in the form of an explanation or directions, or when there is a combination of recipes, as in a cookbook, there may be a basis for copyright protection."

Source: Copyright office

"Copyright protects only the particular manner of an authors™ expression in literary, artistic, or musical form. Copyright protection does not extend to names, titles, short phrases, ideas, systems, or methods."

Source: Copyright office

Thank you,

Ukrainian Classic Kitchen