posting recipes online - response from Robin Robertson

[Guest guest]

Hi all,

 

I heard back from Robin Robertson, cookbook author this morning about

people freely posting her recipes onlie. Here is what she said about

doing it without the permission of the author:

 

" This issue is a double edged sword. You are correct that posting an

author's published recipe without permission is technically a copyright

violation. However, it's one that is rarely enforced by authors or

publishers simply because the practice is widespread and rampant over

the internet. My personal preference, of course, is to be asked

permission to reprint a recipe with the understanding that the source

will be listed with the recipe (and hopefully a link provided to my

website or to Amazon to buy the book). At the very least, I hope anyone

reprinting an author's recipe will at least credit it as such, even if

they didn't get permission. Anything less is entirely inappropriate.

Robin "

 

Jacqueline