On Sat, 9 Oct 2004 11:51:31 -0700 (PDT), Rick giantsrick13@yahoo.com wrote:
Aren't most recipes copyrighted?
No. They cannot be. To *some extent* the text description of a recipe can be, but that is limited by the fact that two sets of instructions to do the same thing are necessarily similar; there is little scope for artistic expression.
The facts and steps in instructional material cannot be copyrighted. They MAY be patented (rare in recipes) or trade secret, but not copyright.
-Matt (User:Morven)