Hi Elizabeth--
It has come to our attention that you have posted several recipes from Cooking Light and other Time Inc. magazines (including Sunset) on your blog at http://
We would like to ask that you please take down any recipes from the above magazines and replace them with links to myrecipes.com. Please e-mail or call me to confirm that you have done so.
Thank you,
Jason Horn
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Jason Horn
Cooking Light Editorial Assistant
Birmingham, AL 35209
This is such a shame. This obviously is going to have a huge impact on my past blogging since so many of my recipes come from these magazines. All along I thought I was in the clear by crediting the magazine for the recipe - I guess that isn't enough :-(
But fear not faithful readers. I am currently deciding the best path forward.
19 comments:
Oh no! :( I do this too... Keep us posted!
That's too bad, can't wait to see what other avenues you take with your cooking. Good looking attorney!
Keep us posted. Most bloggers do this too...
No good deed ever goes unpunished. Here's what you do: post the damn recipes and do not give them credit. The burden of proof would now be on the Cooking Light police. How can they dispute how you cook any specfic dish if that just so happens to be the way you cook it? And what happens to the recipe when you adjust it to your own taste? As an alternative, find another magazine, preferably a competitor's.
You're not alone and sometimes the food blogging world isn't so black and white in terms of what the proper protocol is for crediting and citing recipes. I'm guilty of it too and I'm sorry that they singled you out of a gazillion other blogs that are just as guilty. Keep us updated with what your attorney says!
I'm so sorry that happened to you! I guess I have more blogs to fix (since I'm guilty of this too). : ( Keep us updated!
Those magazine companies are just jealous because you have more readers reading your blog than they do reading their magazines!! By the looks of your attorney I don't think you have anything to worry about!
Too bad it's not a fashion magazine... they wouldn't stand a chance!
Um, what's the point of saying you have to get permission and then a minute later admitting we never give permission?
Soooooo many blogs do the same thing. I don't get it since you are giving credit to the mag.
Can I get your attorney's phone number?
FIGHT THE POWER!
- Ricky
This seems so weird to me because it's like free promotion for their magazines - especially since you've been crediting them and whatnot. Sorry they singled you out. :-(
Wow, that sucks. I've been lurking her for awhile, and I would hate to see things change. Good Luck!!!
Jennifer
Can I donate money to help you fight this battle? I hope this works out for you because the house won’t be as entertaining without the blog. It is a source of great fun and stress (my stress as the action photographer and chef ingredients getter) in our house. I agree with Ricky, DAMN THE MAN SAVE THE EMPIRE!
Wow....I had no idea about this. I thought if you gave credit that is all that was needed. Oh boy, here we go.
I've seen many bloggers who this has happened to.
In the end, this is just them trying to bully you. This isn't the first time it has happened, and certainly wont be the last.
Recipes cannot be copyrighted!
I totally agree with Gabriela- Post the recipes anyway and just change the name up, and don't give credit to their stupid asses. I've also been lurking here, though never commented, and find it ridiculous that this could happen. I also, living in Birmingham, want to drive to this asshole's office and throw a burrito at his window. But I won't, I promise.
Seriously though, they obviously don't understand that imitation is the highest form of flattery, and for that, they are idiots.
Natalie, if you do end up doing a drive-by burrito throwing, make sure you take a picture of it so Bizzy can post it on here!
- Ricky
Wow, what a horrible for them to thank you for your free publicity and advertising. I guess it doesn't pay to be honest?
I was just curious if you were copying and pasting recipes directly to your blog (word for word) or were you changing them in any way or writing in your own words? I know that a list of ingredients cannot be copyrighted but the actual instructions can be, as well as any pictures. I would be interested to know if that's why you got a letter?
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