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Title: Sharing Recipes--any legal issues?
Post by: okeejohn on March 26, 2009, 09:10:22 AM
Lets say I shared a recipe for root beer carrots to my friends on the Bradley Forum that I got from a cookbook and I also site the reference. Are there any legal ramifications?

Okeejohn
Title: Re: Sharing Recipes--any legal issues?
Post by: NePaSmoKer on March 26, 2009, 09:20:25 AM
I dont see why there would be unless you posted copyrighted pics. But i suppose a recipe cop will prove me wrong  ;D

nepas
Title: Re: Sharing Recipes--any legal issues?
Post by: 3rensho on March 26, 2009, 10:09:51 AM
I think if you attribute the source it's OK - but then again I'm a chemist and not a lawyer  :D
Title: Re: Sharing Recipes--any legal issues?
Post by: lumpy on March 26, 2009, 10:14:29 AM
I would agree with 3rensho. This has probably been done thousands of times.
Lumpy
Title: Re: Sharing Recipes--any legal issues?
Post by: pensrock on March 26, 2009, 11:58:35 AM
wait a minute...... lets get back to them root beer carrots.  ;D
Title: Re: root beer carrots recipe
Post by: okeejohn on March 26, 2009, 01:29:48 PM
Google root beer carrots and look at Rachael Ray's recipe. Very good!

Okeejohn
Title: Re: Sharing Recipes--any legal issues?
Post by: Consiglieri on March 26, 2009, 03:12:34 PM
I've always been worried about posting recipes.  I don't know of any logical reason that the rules that bit Napster music sharers wouldn't apply to recipes. 

Title: Re: Sharing Recipes--any legal issues?
Post by: Ka Honu on March 26, 2009, 03:50:32 PM
If you properly credit the source and don't realize (or intend to realize) any personal gain, you'll be fine (unless the source specifically prohibits it).
Title: Re: Sharing Recipes--any legal issues?
Post by: Caribou on March 31, 2009, 08:35:18 AM
That's good to know.  I was having trouble with a recipe one time and posted a link to it on this forum because I was afraid to post it.
Thanks!
CArolyn
Title: Re: Sharing Recipes--any legal issues?
Post by: Carter on March 31, 2009, 09:04:43 AM
I would think some of these author's would be glad to see their recipes posted here.  What better way to market than to have a bunch of people who clearly spend money on their hobby go:

"Geez, that's a good recipe.  I better go buy the whole book."

Guilty as charged.

Carter
Title: Re: Sharing Recipes--any legal issues?
Post by: Smokin Soon on March 31, 2009, 09:25:44 AM
Every author has a different approach to recipe posting. Most consider it a form of flattery. I assembled a single pdf file of all of the Len Poli sausage recipes and indexed them. I wanted to make it available to others. I emailed him and received a very harsh and threatening response. You can link, but cannot share a file. Copyright infringement is strictly up to the author.