Recipes specifically are not copyrighted because no lawmaker wants to throw grandma in jail for copying the side of a box. I think they technically count as "fa

Recipes specifically are not copyrighted because no lawmaker wants to throw grandma in jail for copying the side of a box. I think they technically count as "facts" which aren't copyrightable (e.g. whisking egg whites and sugar is going to eventually get you a meringue) A lot of "secret" family recipes usually have their origin in something like this.