The ingredient list isn't copyrightable but other parts of the recipe (like images or explanations of how/why to do things) are: https://www.copyright.gov/fls/f

The ingredient list isn't copyrightable but other parts of the recipe (like images or explanations of how/why to do things) are: https://www.copyright.gov/fls/fl122.html https://www.copyright.gov/fls/fl122.html Is BuzzFeed copying those parts or replacing them with its own? Also, related, it appears you can patent a recipe: https://www.uspto.gov/custom-page/inventors-eye-advice-1 https://www.uspto.gov/custom-page/inventors-eye-advice-1, though it wouldn't help much here.