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Going by the law, that's true, but what makes a recipe distinct from sheet music? They're both simple printed instructions informing appropriately skilled perso
by req2 17y ago
Going by the law, that's true, but what makes a recipe distinct from sheet music? They're both simple printed instructions informing appropriately skilled personnel how to produce a piece to be consumed. "Substantial literary expression" is a hedge. Many chefs have the same kind of distinctive culinary traits as writers have literary traits or as composers have distinctive styles.
- tsuraan 17y agoI don't know the real legal reasoning, but in general the score for a symphony is quite a bit more detailed than the words on your grandmother's recipe card. IIRC, a piece of music 8 seconds or less cannot be under copyright (can't find any reference; sorry about that). I would think the typical recipe card would fall under that line of reasoning, whereas a page or two article on how a chef makes a complicated dish would probably be a creative work.
- req2 17y agoLength is a red herring; compare the copyrightable poetry in 'Haiku in English' (e.g., "tundra", in full) with signature dishes, like sachertorte or Waldorf Salad. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haiku_in_English http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haiku_in_English http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Signature_dish http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Signature_dish