Copy Me That had to make sure that recipes that are not original to the poster, do not show the instructions for the recipe. They put a link. The do, however, show the recipe list. That does not prove that the instructions are not copyright. But, recipe sites had complained and the app was no longer available for Apple devices until there was an agreement. CMT, is a small website and can't afford unnecessary legal battles, even if they win them. I'm pretty sure that the company that hosts Discuss Cooking also does not wish to have to deal with legal battles. The rules say that we can only list the ingredients, if it isn't our recipe (it might say that written permission is okay). The ingredient list is allowed.