Do recipes carry a copyright?
 

if its for something generic like "hamburgers" or "gyros"?

coz i just got these recipes that im dying to put up (and milk adsense from)

Good question, I am curious..

I think most recipes are more than just a listing of ingredients. And how would the cooking instructions be any different from say a book?

However, generic food like hamburgers or gyros usually don't require a page long descriptive story on how to prepare it. I'd think it's hard to put a copyright on something like a generic hamburger recipe.

i guess the "how its cooked" part would be the copyrighted important part then.. hmm

I think only of the name of the dish is trademarked or the recipes appeared in published print (like a Julia Childs book).

I am not sure. But for hamburgers, I guess that doen't really need any copyright man..

copyright? i don't think so... but for restaurants they always have a secret ingeredient...

How do you copyright ground beef?

I think some are, but mine aren't. :) Seems as though you and I have the same idea.

You obviously didn't see the july 2005 bon appetit :thumbsup

Page 79!!!!!!!!

i believe so. i remember once seeing a saved by the bell episode where they stole a spaghetti sauce recipe and got slapped with a big lawsuit.

Do you have a site that shares yours?

wow... i should have that copy...
any pics?
...i love cooking but sometimes, ingredients listed aren't available and i always have to go for a substitute... :(

not yet. I'm still getting it done. But I'd love to link up if you'd like once my site is up. :)

I'm a recipe fiend. I love to cook, and if there's one I don't have, I'm all about it. :)

http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/re...s/photo/232193

Wow...apparently everyone's making a big deal out of this recipe...it was on the today show :thumbsup

Have you tried Bobby Flay's Green Chile Cheeseburgers? With an ice-cold corona...Mind blowing :) I don't even like corona...