Regarding Posting Copyright Recipes.
https://www.grassrootsrecipes.com/copyright.html
The MasterCook recipe site has been up since 1992.
I suggest reading the full page.
"As a recipe mailing list listmom, I know that many people are concerned about recipe copyright.
And as a recipe listmom, I've done lots of research into the issue.
Here's what I've found:
Copyright exists to protect original, *artistic* works (think photographs, paintings, poems, plays, books, etc.). As recipes are essentially a description of a technique, they cannot--with certain exceptions--be copyrighted.
A set of ingredients cannot be copyrighted.
Recipe directions MAY be copyrighted, if they have significant *original* prose. (...and "Mix all ingredients" is NOT original!)
A single recipe may not be copyrighted unless it has significant *original* prose.
A set of recipes (as in a cookbook or magazine) CAN be copyrighted, under collection copyright."
"And here's the official word from the Library of Congress website: A mere listing of ingredients is not protected under copyright law. However, where a recipe or formula is accompanied by substantial literary expression in the form of an explanation or directions, or when there is a collection of recipes as in a cookbook, there may be a basis for copyright protection." End.
The Australian Copyright Act, which conforms to the Geneva Conventions requires the following notice when considerable copyright material is quoted within a document. IE - considerable copyright content up to 10% by volume of a copyright work.
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Public Disclosure Notice
Commonwealth of Australia
Copyright Regulations 1969
Warning
This document has been communicated to you by ( INSERT YOU FULL NAME HERE) pursuant to Part III, Division 3, Provisions 41, 42, 43 of the Australian Copyright Act 1968.
Part III, Division 3, Provisions 41, 42, 43 of the Australian Copyright Act provides the fair dealing of copyright material for the purpose of research or study, criticism or review, reporting the news.
To conform to the Provisions 41, 42, 43 of the Australian Copyright Act, this document may be circulated in its original published format, by non-profit distribution networks provided that no distribution costs are charged or donations requested.
Any unauthorised editing or hard copy printing and circulation voids the fair dealing clauses under the copyright act.
Please note that this document does not extinguish the original author’s copyright ownership, or the legal right to pursue any copyright infringement by any unauthorised third party.
Print, Radio and Television Media wishing to reproduce sections of this document for commercial use must obtain written permission from the original authors.
Do not remove or edit the above notice. END.
Other countries will have a copyright provision similar to:
Part III, Division 3, Provisions 41, 42, 43 of the Australian Copyright Act provides the fair dealing of copyright material for the purpose of research or study, criticism or review, reporting the news.
IE - fair dealing provision. The wording may be different to the above, yet the fair dealing provision will be invoked.