The US, where Cooks Source seems to be based, is a signatory of the Berne Convention[1]. From Wikipedia: The Berne Convention requires its signatories to recog

The US, where Cooks Source seems to be based, is a signatory of the Berne Convention[1]. From Wikipedia: The Berne Convention requires its signatories to recognize the copyright of works of authors from other signatory countries (known as members of the Berne Union) in the same way as it recognises the copyright of its own nationals. For example, French copyright law applies to anything published or performed in France, regardless of where it was originally created. Additionally, The Berne Convention makes copyright automatic in countries which observe it. This image, also from Wikipedia, shows the Berne signatories in blue: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Berne_Convention_signatories.svg http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Berne_Convention_signatori... While my post is "not necessarily [true] for the rest of the world," it is true for an awful large portion of it. [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berne_Convention_for_the_Protection_of_Literary_and_Artistic_Works http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berne_Convention_for_the_Protec...