It happens here every day. I was just curious. If your a cut and paster, please don't answer.
2007-01-22 01:37:02 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Food & Drink ➔ Cooking & Recipes
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2007-01-22 01:54:07 · update #1
THE REASON I POSTED THIS QUESTION IS THAT IT HAS BECOME CLEAR TO ME THAT MANY USERS OF THIS SPACE DON'T ACUTALLY COOK. I WAS UNDER THE BELIEF FROM DAY #1 THAT THIS SITE WAS DEDICATED TO THOSE WHO ARE PASSIONATE ABOUT COOKING AND I DO NOT BELIEVE THAT IS THE CASE.
2007-01-22 04:37:17 · update #2
Unless credit is given to the original author of the recipe, it is plagiarism. If you take an original, and make significant changes in ingredients and or cooking methods it then becomes your own original recipe. For example, think of how many differnet recipes you can find for one popular food....meatloaf!
2007-01-22 02:13:14 · answer #1 · answered by empebi 2 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Hmm...when you say they are passing it off as their own, doe this mean they literally say in their answer "This recipe is mine"? Recipes are awfully generic...many people have recipes from books, websites, and other people in their recipe boxes right now. Does that mean everyone with recipe cards in their recipe boxes are plagiarists? I dunno...its a fine line...and in the end, does it really matter?
After reading some responses I can with fortitude say that this is an idiotic argument. No offense to anyone. Just because a recipe is an heirloom or has been passed down does not make it yours. The recipe originated from someone even if it was from 300 years ago. Like I said before...it just does not matter. Recipes were meant to be shared and I think plagiarism does not apply here. For example: I have a recipe for lasagna that has passed down from generation to generation in my family. The fact of the matter is it probably came from a magazine or pasta box somewhere along the line. I still call it "mine". I do not think there is anyone...even the originator of the recipe, who cares!
I THINK THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE ON THIS FORUM WHO LOVE COOKING AND ARE VERY EXPERIENCED AT IT. JUST BECAUSE THEY DO NOT LIST A SO CALLED "SOURCE" DOES NOT MAKE IT ANY DIFFERENT. YOU CAN LOVE COOKING AND BE KNOWLEDGEABLE AND STILL USE OTHER PEOPLES RECIPES.
2007-01-22 03:15:06 · answer #2 · answered by ? 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
i do a lot of cooking, trial and error, recipes from my mother and grandmother, friends, internet etc. If i have used a recipe and i am sharing that information here than i think that there is nothing wrong with it regardless of where it came from. If someone is looking for information and I have seen it but not used it i would copy the link in the answer, not the actual recipe, I would not try to pass it off as my own.
2007-01-22 03:06:35 · answer #3 · answered by Peachy 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, that is definitely plagiarism. If people are copying and pasting and not listing the source, then it's not their own recipes. They can get into trouble for plagiarism, it's recipes are like writing a paper.But, if, they have recipes, then they should say it's their own. I hope this makes sense! Good question asked.
2007-01-22 02:54:22 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
Hi!!!
If you are telling someone that the recipe is yours, that would be plagiarism. If you "cut & paste" it just to share with another that asks you for a certain recipe, then it is not. When I "cut & paste" a recipe to answer a question, I never say that it is my own, unless it is & the recipe that I post is one that I have tried & liked & passed along to the questioner. I used to get out my own personal "handed-down" recipes to post, but by the time I typed them out, others swarmed in & left loads of recipes before I was ready to submit. So, "cut & paste" recipes, but please say if you have tried it, especially if you are reccommending it.
2007-01-22 01:57:18 · answer #5 · answered by “Mouse Potato” 6 · 6⤊ 1⤋
No, but I've had people copy my questions and then they end up getting more stars and answers than me :/
2016-03-29 08:52:15 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
if someone asks for a recipe that I don't have, but I can find a good one, I copy and paste, but always list the source of where it is from in the "know your source" box.
2007-01-22 03:52:56 · answer #7 · answered by sknymnie 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
i have over a thousand cookbooks and everyone of them has the same recipes and every one say's they are family heirloom's how ever! if you take a couple ideas and change it to your liking and tastes it is no longer the same recipe / and! if people think their recipes are their own then they should not share , ask, or put in cookbook's doe's any one agree ?
2007-01-22 02:11:13 · answer #8 · answered by Tina Tegarden 4 · 3⤊ 1⤋
HI! CONGRATULATIONS! very good question you ask and I am the first one given you a star. Same as you me curious too... Anyway .... Just doesn't matter, recipes were meant to be shaded. Do what you like and enjoy what you are doing now.
GOOD LUCK everyone!_;-)
2007-01-22 04:56:22 · answer #9 · answered by W0615 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Yes. But, it is legal. The copier should give due credit to the writer. Most people want to share their recipes, so are glad to know that others are sharing them, on their behalf. If it is the intent to claim credit for another's recipe, that is very wrong, and dishonest, but if the author doesn't want their work spread around, they should not publish their recipe's, especially ONLINE!
2007-01-22 01:50:14 · answer #10 · answered by xenypoo 7 · 4⤊ 3⤋