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> You are not allowed to copy a recipe you found in a book.

I believe that to be incorrect. You are, in fact, allowed to copy the facts of a recipe. Copyright does not apply to recipes. The same goes for, for instance, clothing designs. (This is why expensive brands make designs with their logo plastered all over it; the logotype is covered by trademark law, even though copyright does not apply.)



Even with recipes, if the description is h baroque enough, you will not be allowed to copy it.




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