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Yeah, I'm not sure "chicken, $10" can be copyrighted. The image of a menu might be a problem, but the text? Not to mention his lawyer may have been giving pract
by tstegart 18y ago
Yeah, I'm not sure "chicken, $10" can be copyrighted. The image of a menu might be a problem, but the text? Not to mention his lawyer may have been giving practical advice (hopefully acknowledged as such): what restaurant would really argue with their menu being available?
- lacker 18y agoIsn't there a defense for factual information? The fact that a particular restaurant sells chicken for $10 cannot be copyrighted. The look and feel of their menu (like, the squiggly decorations, the font, the layout) can be copyrighted.
- tstegart 18y agoThats what I was thinking. A phone directory can't be copyrighted. Stealing the database is a crime though. I think thats what the original question was really about: How far can he go?
- timcederman 18y agoIt's a sticky area. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feist_v._Rural http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feist_v._Rural
- timcederman 18y agoExactly. If all menus were just "BLT, $5", "Hamburger with tomatoes, lettuce, and onions, $6" then you could make the analogy. However, compare "basic facts" with an example from the menu from my favourite restaurant (www.chachachar.com.au) (and an example of fair use!): "Eye Fillet Age 28-36 mths old Lean with sweet, clean, toasty flavours Served with truffled mash potato, salad of grilled pear & pancetta with smoked tomato relish Hereford sourced from fertile pastures of NSW raised on Cattle Care accredited properties that are managed under stringent quality & environmental systems and are finished on feedlots in Jindalee."