NooraK
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Many of us are sharing tips and recipes on our FB pages and profiles now that we're allowed to. PC allows us to share their creations with certain rules (including the ® symbol etc.), but there are so many other resources out there, too.
I did a quick Google search on the topic, and didn't really get much of an answer. I found an article that said this:
The "fair use" prortion of copyright law comes into play in that I would be using the material for education, but even that might be stretching it a bit. If I were to link to the recipe I found, I think I would be OK, since I'm not copying it and I'm directing my audience to the source where I found it.
What about tips? If I read, say Cook's Illustrated, and find a tip in there about the best way to chop chicken for a soup, how does it apply there?
Any opinions? Or, I should say, what opinions do you have, because I'm sure there are plenty!
I did a quick Google search on the topic, and didn't really get much of an answer. I found an article that said this:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/01/03/AR2006010300316.htmlU.S. copyright law addresses recipes, but what holds sway can be called either ethics or etiquette. Cooking is not considered inventing; rather, it evolves. Copyright law specifies that "substantial literary expression in the form of an explanation or directions," such as a cookbook, can be copyrighted but that a mere list of ingredients cannot receive that protection.
The "fair use" prortion of copyright law comes into play in that I would be using the material for education, but even that might be stretching it a bit. If I were to link to the recipe I found, I think I would be OK, since I'm not copying it and I'm directing my audience to the source where I found it.
What about tips? If I read, say Cook's Illustrated, and find a tip in there about the best way to chop chicken for a soup, how does it apply there?
Any opinions? Or, I should say, what opinions do you have, because I'm sure there are plenty!