Bob (this one) wrote:
> Sheldon wrote:

Thanks Bob! Actually I've learned to tolerate Sheldon and even if he's
forgotten how we used to correspond I understand. It's been awhile
since I've posted here.


>
> snippage...
>
> This is what non sequitur is all about. Irrelevancies piled on
> irrelevancies... all tending toward false conclusions. To prove a
point
> that is no point.

>
> > and that's why recipes cannot
> > be copyrighted, they've all been done before.
>
> And he administers the coup de grace to himself - by himself. Of
course
> recipes can be copyrighted. I have thousands of them that I've
published
> and they're mine. They can't be copied and used without my
permission.
> What can't be copyrighted is the list of ingredients. Any and all
> headnotes, instructions and endnotes are "original expression" and,
as
> such, intellectual property and, as such, automatically copyrighted
upon
> creation. Just like the law says. So *every* recipe is subject to
> copyright as an "original work" even if some component of it isn't.
Just
> like novels are copyrighted even though page numbers aren't and
> individual words aren't.
>
> Idiot. Pontificating poseur.
>
> Pastorio

As to copyright, you are correct. The list of ingredients can NOT be
copyrighted only the descriptive text can. That is where the real
writing takes place.

As a semi-retired journalist, I've had to learn a bit about copyright,
libel, etc. My last reporting job included writing about government and
military affairs, the environment and for fun I wrote a weekly food
column. I enjoyed writing this column because I love to write about
food. Sometimes the articles dealt with my cooking adventures and
sometimes I used pre-written copy. I always gave the appropriate
attribution because it was polite and correct.

Any way, Sheldon alias Penmart, I hope you remember who I am. Because I
considered you a missed net pal.

have a great day!

Mary