Re: Are Recipes Protected by Copyright?

["Glenn Folkvord" <glenn@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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From: "Lindsey, S Marc" <lindseym@xxxxxxx>

>  Consider the three elements of
> copyright.  Fixed tangible medium, originality, slightest creativity.
> What about a snowman or a sand castle? All elements are present, at
> least until the snow melts and the tide washes the castle away. While
> they are standing in a fixed tangible medium, they are - I think -
> protected by copyright.

I would not say that most snowmen and sandcastles are original, in that they 
look like millions of other similar works. It can also be debated wether 
they are creative, and fixed enough.

A snowman and a sandcastle are not "a medium" either. They are sculptures. 
But that has probably nothing to do with their copyrightable level.

glenn