Recipe Copyright Laws

[Fidissimus]

Thought this was interesting - not sure how true it is but thought I'd post anyway...

There is no such thing as a copyright on a recipe
> (for either the
> ingredients or the directions)...recipes are
> explicitly excluded from copyright
> protection under the Copyright Act. Collections of
> recipes can be protected, but
> only the collection as a whole, not each recipe
> individually. Feel free to
> spread and share recipes...as always, it's nice to
> give credit, but not legally
> required.
> I studied this in particular in law school...I am
> not ab attorney (yet),
> though, but I graduated in May 2007 and I am sitting
> for the Ohio bar exam in
> 2.5 weeks!
> Paula, Ohio
> (On Delphi)
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Cheers!
Jenn

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