"Mash" > wrote in
ups.com:
>
> 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
>
>
Pud? is that you?
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No Bread Crumbs were hurt in the making of this Meal.
Type 2 Diabetic 1AC 7.3, 5.5, 5.6 mmol
Continuing to be Manitoban
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