References
  • “Are Recipes Protected by Copyright Law?”. Kiera Boyd. Fasken. The Angle. Lexology. Published: 2021-07-07. Accessed: 2024-10-31T04:50Z. https://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=bc2cc721-99bc-47f0-be4f-727f25421201.

    • In [Publications International, Ltd. v. Meredith Corp. 88 F.3d 473 (7th Cir. 1996) ], the court stated that a functional list of ingredients cannot be considered original within the meaning of the Copyright Act.

    • In Lambing v. Godiva Chocolatier, 142 F. 3d 434 (6th Cir. 1998) [Lambing], the court stated plainly that recipes are not protected by copyright, completely ignoring the possibility that a recipe could contain enough expressive elements to make it copyrightable.

    • Canadian courts have not yet addressed the issue of copyright in recipes […]. Under Canadian copyright law, facts, formulas, and ideas are not protected by copyright. This means that just like in the U.S., recipes which only list ingredients (facts) and the steps that one takes to complete the recipe (formulas) are likely not protected by copyright in Canada.

    • Based on current Canadian copyright law and the leading caselaw on the subject in the U.S., a list of ingredients or matter-of-fact instructions regarding the process of creating a recipe is unlikely to be protected by copyright law.

  • keepitquickk. “Is it unethical to use online recipes for my restaurant? Am I stealing someone’s work?”. r/NoStupidQuestions. Reddit. Published: 2021-11-16T16:00:59.196Z. Accessed: 2024-10-31T04:58Z. https://www.reddit.com/r/NoStupidQuestions/comments/qvb0gy/comment/hkv7xg6/.

    • […] you can’t copyright a recipe […]

    • unmagical@lemmy.mlEnglish
      91·
      2 months ago

      Well, aside from it being illegal for any entity except Coke to handle one of the ingredients.

        • unmagical@lemmy.mlEnglish
          103·
          2 months ago

          Coca leaves. They’re de-coked prior to use, but they’re still a controlled substance. Coke has an exception built into the law that effectively makes them the only country company in the US that can access them (possibly outside of medical, I’m not really sure and don’t care to check). There’s not a lot in the drink anymore as it is, just enough to keep the name.

          • mox@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish
            12·
            2 months ago

            Coke has an exception built into the law that effectively makes them the only country in the US that can access them

            TIL Coca-Cola is a country in the US.

            • unmagical@lemmy.mlEnglish
              4·
              2 months ago

              Yep, swipe input with midnight brain do be making those alternative facts. Thanks for pointing it out.

            • Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.worldEnglish
              4·
              2 months ago

              Ah yes, the Country of Coca-Cola. Located in Atlanta Georgia, Coca-Cola, 30313.

              Look, I don’t know how a country is located in a city, which itself is located in the country, which is located in the zip code.

              I don’t understand a lot of things in life! But I’ll unrelentlessly believe every single thing I ever hear, from every single person who says anything! Surely theres no controlling party with an agenda that stands to gain power and influence by controlling the masses through a series of misinformation campaigns over the coarse of multiple generations spanning back nearly a centry ago…

              Welp. See you all at the polls this Tuesday! What could POSSIBLY go wrong???