Once Again, You Cannot Copyright The Idea Of Sneaking Veggies Into Kids Food
from the and-what's-the-deal-with-that? dept
Last fall, we wrote about a court ruling that found that Jerry Seinfeld's wife, Jessica Seinfeld, did not infringe on the copyrights of another cookbook author, when she published her cookbook, Deceptively Delicious: Simple Secrets to Get Your Kids Eating Good Food -- all about ways to sneak healthy foods to your kids. She was sued by the woman who had written a similar cookbook, though with a very different style. For some reason, many people just can't get it through their heads that copyright covers the expression, not the idea. Hell, it doesn't even cover recipes (which are just lists of ingredients) unless there's great literary expression in the directions.Seinfeld's book was apparently totally unlike the other book, and the court made this point clear. So what did the other cookbook author do? She appealed. Thankfully, Dan points us to the news that the appeals court quickly upheld the lower court's ruling, pointing out that there was no copyright infringement in just having a similar idea:
Stockpiling vegetable purees for covert use in children's food is an idea that cannot be copyrighted
Filed Under: cookbooks, copyright, jessica seinfeld