Legal Question in Business Law in New York

using published recipes to sell

I have found many natural bath

product recipes in several books. Can I

use them to package and sell under a

private label? The items would be

presented in a retail environment as

well as on websites.


Asked on 6/01/09, 3:01 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Randall Brett Law Office of Randall P. Brett

Re: using published recipes to sell

It depends on whether or not the recipes are in the public domain. The books you refer to are protected by copyright, which means you cannot copy them - or any significant part of them - for your own gain. You should review your plans with a qualified attorney before you go much further, as the financial cost of copyright infringement is very high.

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Answered on 6/01/09, 3:08 pm


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