Cookbook Fundraiser: Can We Use Pampered Chef Recipes?

[RossDeb2]

My company is printing a cookbook as a fundraiser. Are we allowed to use a pampered chef recipe if we give acknowledgement that it is a PC recipe or is it a "no no"?? I've been asked to contribute a couple of PC recipes but I believe that they may be copyrighted for this purpose. Does anyone know?

 

[chefann]

There's info in the policies about this. I think you have to present your case to the test kitchen and they approve them on a case by case basis.

 

[DessertDivaFL]

This is from the PC website:

Copyrighted Materials
The “©” symbol indicates copyrighted materials. Other than in communications with Show hosts or guests, the catalog, postcard invitations, newsletters, recipes, etc., or anything bearing the “©” symbol should not be reproduced in whole or in part.

Do not sell or provide copyrighted materials to any non-licensed vendors.

Do not write “all rights reserved” on anything that bears The Pampered Chef® name, trademarks or logos. This includes printed or electronic materials like newsletters or flyers.

 

[chefann]

This is the section I was remembering:

Consultants and Above
You may submit story ideas and press releases to your local community newspapers. With prior written approval from the Corporate Communications Department, you may also submit a recipe for publication in your local newspapers.

The policies also includes this statement:

Our recipes and their photos are considered Pampered Chef’s intellectual property, along with any other photos we take, product descriptions, trademarks, logos, etc. We have to place limits on what intellectual property Consultants are allowed to use and where, in order to protect the value of these assets. If we allow Consultants to use these assets however they see fit, we will not be able to enforce our rights against those who misuse them, for instance those who sell on eBay.

 

[RossDeb2]

Thanks. That's what I thought.