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There is no copyright protection for recipes as simple lists of ingredients; additional materials such as photographs, descriptions, and instructions may be protected. See the link below for specific information on recipe copyright in the US.
Famous recipes such as Coca Cola and KFC are protected as trade secrets, which differ from copyright (for example, they can be protected in perpetuity).
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Can you copyright a piece of food?
No. You may, however, be able to copyright the recipe to create a dish provided it meets the necessary criteria for copyright protection.
Can a title company copyright a land survey?
Only if the survey has elements that are sufficiently original to meet the criteria necessary for copyright protection.
How do you copyright a flim?
Copyright law does not treat film differently from any other form of intellectual property. As long as it meets the criteria necessary for copyright protection no special action is necessary for copyright protection to exist.If you do decide that you want or need the additional protection a formally registered copyright can provide, contact the copyright office in your country for the proper procedure and required fees.
How do you copyright a name or trademark?
Names, titles, logos, slogans, and common words/phrases are not eligible for copyright protection. You can however copyright a graphical or audio expression of that name provided it meets the criteria for copyright.
Do recipes have copyrights?
Individual recipes do not qualify for copyright protection since they are generally a simple listing of ingredients. However the description, directions, or execution of the recipe may be of sufficient originality to be eligible for copyright protection.
Can a smoker claim copyright for the artistic images he created in the smoke?
Not unless they met the criteria necessary for copyright protection (a work of sufficient originality fixed in a tangible medium).
Can a fabric weave be copyrighted?
Yes provided it fulfills the criteria necessary for copyright protection (a work of sufficient originality fixed in a tangible medium)
Who owns software copyright?
Assuming the software meets the criteria for copyright protection ("a work of sufficient originality fixed in a tangible medium perceptible by human or machine") the author of the software, or in the case of work-for-hire, the company the program was created for would hold the copyright.
Is a password intellectual property?
A password lacks sufficient originality to qualify for copyright protection however it may be registered as a trademark providing the necessary criteria is met.
Is there any copyright protection on paintings by Vermeer?
No; Vermeer predates copyright protection by about 50 years.
When did Mechanical-Copyright Protection Society end?
Mechanical-Copyright Protection Society ended in 1985.
When was Mechanical-Copyright Protection Society created?
Mechanical-Copyright Protection Society was created in 1924.
