On Sun, 17 May 2009 14:21:24 -0400, "jmcquown" >
wrote:

>"Jean B." > wrote in message

>> And would moderators have some legal liability for recipes that came from
>> books?
>>
>Doubtful. Who is watching? Who really cares?

Funny about recipes. Stricly speaking, they cannot be copyrighted.

Copied from U.S. Gov't Copyright Site........

"Mere listings of ingredients as in recipes, formulas, compounds, or
prescriptions are not subject to copyright protection. However, when a
recipe or formula is accompanied by substantial literary expression in
the form of an explanation or directions, or when there is a
combination of recipes, as in a cookbook, there may be a basis for
copyright protection."

http://www.copyright.gov/fls/fl122.html

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