"Orlando Enrique Fiol" > wrote in message
> But, once a self styled expert begins making a living from their
> endeavors,
> issues of appropriation emerge. In another thread, I expressed my
> discomfort
> with Rick Bayless opening swanky, high priced Mexican restaurants in place
> of
> Mexican chefs. If any of you taught someone how to prepare your family's
> most
> cherished recipes, how would you feel if they turned around and either
> published a cookbook or opened a restaurant without sharing royalties or
> profits with you?
>
> Orlando

I don't see that as a problem. Your math teacher and English teacher don't
get royalties if you make it big in the future either. Thousands of
commercially made foods are derivatives of some family recipe at some time.