Re: Is it copyright infringement to sell the result of a copywritten recipe?

needin4mation@xxxxxxxxx wrote: 
Here is what the Government just emailed me (I sent almost the
identical question):

"No.  Recipes or formulas are not protected by copyright.  It is only
when a recipe is accompanied by substantial literary expression in the
form of an explanation or directions, or when there is a combination of
recipes, as in a cookbook, that there may be a basis for copyright
protection.   Even then, it does not protect the listing of ingredients
or prevent others from preparing the recipe.


***********rg***********************
Copyright Office
Library of Congress
101 Independence Ave SE
Washington DC 20559
(202) 707-3000
www.copyright.gov
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Where exactly did you email to ask the question? The reason I ask is - a very similar question has come up in a quilting group that I frequent. I would like to get an "official" answer :)

Thanks in Advance

Roberta (in VA)
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