Copyright issue?
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Topic: Copyright issue?
Posted By: myfullhouse
Subject: Copyright issue?
Date Posted: 15 August 2010 at 4:38pm
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Does anyone out there know about Copyright law?
I am trying to get a fundraiser going for playcentre and it is a cookbook. Families will contribute recipes, I will put them together and have them printed into a book and sell them to the families and possibly a stall at the local market before xmas. Thinking I would likely do a print run of 200 max. So anyway I told all the families and one of those *insert sarcasitc voice* helpful parents has emailed to say we need to be careful of copyright laws, need to investigate it and possibly include the source of the recipe *sigh* Does anyone know whether we need to name the recipe source? What if we don't know it? I was going to include a recipe for Apricot Balls which I got from Mum who got it from a friend. And what about a muffin recipe that I have changed slightly from the cookbook I got it from? This was supposed to be an easy fundraising idea!  ------------- Lindsey 
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Posted By: stefany3
Date Posted: 15 August 2010 at 4:52pm
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I'm not too sure, but I think recipes from a friend of a friend would be fine. And recipes liek the muffins that you have altered would be fine too, as that was your idea!
But if someone uses a recipe out of the edmonds cookbook or alison holsts cookbook you would probably need to name the source. I would just put it in small print at the bottom of the page. Maybe have a look at a real cookbook and see what copyrights are written in the front of it? For such a small print run though, I would almost not worry, as people replicate recipes online ALL THE TIME! ------------- 
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Posted By: jazzy
Date Posted: 15 August 2010 at 5:02pm
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We did one at work one yr to fund raise for xmas. We all brought in a recipes & made a book & sold for $10...don't remember anything about the legal side as I was not the one that put it together...but you could always add your serving suggestions to them then its not word for word & most people tweak them to suit.
You could always state that for legal reasons they can not be copied or ask for grandmas family recipes or family hand me down ones... |
Posted By: Lucky apple
Date Posted: 15 August 2010 at 5:31pm
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I know the laws are definitely there for a reason...but for things like this it seems such a shame!!
I would be inclined to go with Jazzy's suggestion... Good luck!! ETA: sorry I didn't actually add ANYTHING useful there...treat it as moral support!! |
Posted By: myfullhouse
Date Posted: 15 August 2010 at 6:47pm
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Thanks for the ideas... and moral support! ------------- Lindsey
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Posted By: kiwi2
Date Posted: 15 August 2010 at 9:32pm
| We did it for kindy and everyones recipe was given a new name. If georgia handed the recipe in it was georgia's supreme meatballs etc. You could always change quantities. ie if it makes 12 muffins do a 1.5 of everything and get 18 muffins. |
Posted By: myfullhouse
Date Posted: 15 August 2010 at 9:43pm
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Thanks kiwi2, that's a good idea ------------- Lindsey
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Posted By: clover
Date Posted: 16 August 2010 at 7:56am
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Linzy, FIL is CEO of a patent and trademark attorney firm, I'd be happy to find out more if you want to PM me. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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