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A simple set of directions is uncopyrightable. (https://www.copyright.gov/circs/circ33.pdf https://www.copyright.gov/circs/circ33.pdf) Recipes can be protected
by withinrafael 4y ago
A simple set of directions is uncopyrightable. (https://www.copyright.gov/circs/circ33.pdf https://www.copyright.gov/circs/circ33.pdf)
Recipes can be protected under copyright law if they are accompanied by "substantial literary expression." (https://www.copyright.gov/help/faq/faq-protect.html https://www.copyright.gov/help/faq/faq-protect.html)
- _aavaa_ 4y agoThe whole of the article may be copyrightable, but the actual recipe and ingredients remains uncopyrightable. From you first link: > However, the registration will not cover the list of ingredients that appear in each recipe, the underlying process for making the dish, or the resulting dish itself.