Re: Copyright and Recipes

Subject: Re: Re: Copyright and Recipes

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: COPYRIGHTS: RECIPES AND FORMULAS : 1) Copyright is a form of protection provided to authors of "original works of authorship", including literary, artistic, dramatic, musical, graphic artsand other creations. : Copyright protects the author's original creative expression as contained in the work but DOES NOT usually extend to any idea, procedure, process, method, system, discovery, name, title or slogan. : Therefore, while COPYRIGHT PROTECTION may be available for the unique expressive aspects of your recipe: (e.g., "a pinch of sugar, a dash of salt, smoke a cigar and drink and a malt" ) it may not be sufficient to protect the actual recipe or formula: (e.g., 1/2 tsp: sugar, 1/4 tsp: salt). : Even simple recipes (like a Peanut Butter & Jelly Sandwich) can be protected (to some limited extent) as a compilation of recipes which appear in a cookbook. Together, the choice of selecting certain recipes and organizing them in some special fashion, can be protected under copyright. : However the mere recipe for chocolate chip cookies is only protectable to the extnet that it relies on fanciful and expressive language. : For more information about copyrights and copyright protection, visit our site: www.copyrightpros.com : Our firm also assists in the protection of names and trademarks by offering Registration, Counsel and Enforcement services. For more information on TRADEMARKS see our sites: www.BrandXperts.com and/or www.Namesavers.net. : ANDERSON & SHIPPEY : Southern California Office: : 8001 Irvine Center Drive, Suite 400 : Irvine, CA 92618 : (949) 754-3028 : Northern California Office: : 795 Folsom Street : 1st Floor : San Francisco, CA 94103 : (415) 848-2988

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