tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23619317.post111435035718804425..comments2024-03-08T01:37:39.323-05:00Comments on Getting Stitched on the Farm: Stuff, Originality and Gingerbread Loaf RecipeKristin Nicholashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09038900681076035087noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23619317.post-15908921421262318852012-02-20T18:34:51.315-05:002012-02-20T18:34:51.315-05:00In the world of publishing, a recipe cannot be cop...In the world of publishing, a recipe cannot be copyrighted. However it is considered correct and ethical to credit the source of the original recipe. That said, if a published recipe has some opening remarks, such as a history of the recipe or an anecdote, those remarks ARE copyrighted.Denisenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23619317.post-32068112647497461162012-02-20T12:59:13.122-05:002012-02-20T12:59:13.122-05:00Yum! Sounds good.
As to your question about copy...Yum! Sounds good. <br /><br />As to your question about copyright. I peruse many cooking/baking blogs. I have seen many 'authors' say their recipe was "based on" and then give the source (as you did). I think this is appropriate in cases where the modifications are minor and/or one wishes to credit the recipe/person who inspired them. Now I have see innumerable recipes for gingerbread - all with significant commonality. Some of them were the handed down variety - old recipes probably made by grandmothers for generations and handed down. What am I trying to say is so many recipes go way back in time and no one truly knows the source. <br /><br />Photos and prose are different. It is easy to see when one 'swipes' a picture and then tries to sell it as their own. Would it be copyright infringement if a person thought your picture of Olympia was neat and decided to knit a sweater of their own design and put it on a lamb and take a picture? T'would be nice to give credit to the person who inspired the idea but does this qualify as copyright infringement? <br /><br />Nothing is easy but what is easy: Never take something that does not belong to you and use it for your own selfish purposes. That is both a moral and legal issue.Red Hawkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02769249286994888881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23619317.post-22821713434707109322012-02-16T21:57:30.679-05:002012-02-16T21:57:30.679-05:00I have to say the your blog is one of my favorite....I have to say the your blog is one of my favorite. I love your knitting designs and colors. I can really appreciate your farm life and love your pictures. I teach high school agriculture, raise meat goats, sheep, chickens, garden, and have cats.<br />Must read everyday,<br />Bethphilogirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13629993112867675876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23619317.post-32714430619265583382012-02-16T19:34:55.283-05:002012-02-16T19:34:55.283-05:00I can't wait to try your gingerbread recipe. ...I can't wait to try your gingerbread recipe. It's one of my husband's favorite desserts.Kathy at Knitting Off The Gridhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01134199896022284914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23619317.post-4150323441028274902012-02-16T18:15:07.136-05:002012-02-16T18:15:07.136-05:00Try kiwi or maybe the original canned pumpkin. How...Try kiwi or maybe the original canned pumpkin. How about peaches or pears. Pears are a classic combo w/ gingerbread. The idea is just to make it nice and moist...Kristin Nicholashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09038900681076035087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23619317.post-85678663184900363672012-02-16T17:32:45.828-05:002012-02-16T17:32:45.828-05:00Thanks for putting in the ISIS link! I am such a p...Thanks for putting in the ISIS link! I am such a pushover for Blue/White pottery!! -- I've just checked out Their Site... AND, They have a **RHINO**!! :-D <br />I'm also a Fanatic Rhino-Collector!!<br /><br />Nor, would I ever say NO to Gingerbread... However, I'm allergic to "apples"! :-[ But, I was wondering, do you think the Applesauce could be replaced with KIWI [minus the seeds]? -- I don't "Cook or Bake", but I would think that they both have the same sort of textures..? -- Thoughts?Auntie Shanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05300073760215969631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23619317.post-37774952937004828702012-02-16T15:22:53.759-05:002012-02-16T15:22:53.759-05:00I work in higher ed, so we're all pretty touch...I work in higher ed, so we're all pretty touchy here about copyright, plagiarism, and citations.<br />That being said, just about everything in the world is a derivative. Particularly in artistic and crafting endeavors. Many times seemingly identical pieces are developed completely independently. I see it all the time in bead work and fiber work is not much different. <br /><br />Consequently, copyright is much different in this world then in the world of academic writing. Your photos and instructions/patterns, perhaps some methodology are copyrightable, however, the techniques are not. Also, once published the designer cannot control how the pattern is used. If someone legitimately purchases a pattern, and makes and sells the item, they are within their right to do so. They cannot distribute copies of the pattern however, and should not claim it as their own design. Your gingerbread is a derivative of a common recipe. I think you're safe.Cindy in (un) Happy Valleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12365008061139611969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23619317.post-33538975495688287332012-02-16T14:37:23.395-05:002012-02-16T14:37:23.395-05:00Thank you for sharing this gingerbread recipe. I ...Thank you for sharing this gingerbread recipe. I love the ingredients in it and can't wait to try it.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07699664469357313218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23619317.post-13013949521508299712012-02-16T13:26:14.826-05:002012-02-16T13:26:14.826-05:00Hi Kristen,
Copying and originality are often on ...Hi Kristen,<br /><br />Copying and originality are often on my mind, too. And I strongly believe more people should stop and think every time they venture to create something to sell based upon someone else's. It has been becoming easier and easier to find inspiration (especially with the internet), and so, too, has the ability to use someone else's property. <br /><br />The question that should always be proposed in a person's mind is: "Is this copyrighted?" If yes, do the necessary measures to avoid copyright infringement or just drop your whole idea and move onto something else.<br /><br />By <i>necessary measures</i> I mean to contact the author/publisher for permission or study the source's copyright policies. Most of the time--especially in the world of crafting!-you will be given permission and asked to give credit to the creator or the publisher. <br /><br />But what criteria is necessary for a design (be it in sewing, knitting, crafting, recipe making), to be labeled "original." That question has always perplexed me, especially when each situation is so different. I mean, it's obviously illegal to take a cardigan pattern from Vogue Knitting and publish it in Interweave Knits without permission, right? But what happens if a knitwear designer takes bits and pieces of this cardigan and creates a new design and submits it to Interweave Knits? Would that be illegal? Where do you draw the line between being creative and violating copyrights? <br /><br />I guess for me, if I wanted to set out to create a cardigan pattern, I will look at the style details of the Vogue Knitting cardigan, put those in my memory bank and use the basic ideas as a foundation. Style details like a shawl collar, cuffs, rolled hem, etc. And that will be it, nothing more. I will not flip to the written pattern and formulate. I will not make an exact replica of the cardigan. And I will not use that cardigan as my sole source of inspiration. Because, let's face it, its more fun to pull a design together from several obscure sources!<br /><br />So that's my thoughts on the topic--cannot wait to hear more sides to this story!Rebekahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12937704182716495968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23619317.post-4584790906018021902012-02-16T11:32:56.866-05:002012-02-16T11:32:56.866-05:00I LOVE gingerbread - but only in the winter! I us...I LOVE gingerbread - but only in the winter! I use Nigella Lawson's recipe that has Guiness in it. What is it about the smell? It fills the whole house with warmth & Christmas & frosty mornings and - of course - snuggling up under a blanket by the fire with a cup of tea and a tasty slice of goodness! When I get home I shall try yours before the daffs start blooming and Spring arrives in a blaze of glory!Adalizahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11677608026389052959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23619317.post-72584073957258766312012-02-16T10:41:02.310-05:002012-02-16T10:41:02.310-05:00Oh thank you for this, Kristin! I want to go home...Oh thank you for this, Kristin! I want to go home and make it right now. xoSallyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04352504838699306968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23619317.post-21561450441276077322012-02-16T09:26:15.677-05:002012-02-16T09:26:15.677-05:00The girls' kindergarten teacher would announce...The girls' kindergarten teacher would announce every now and then "We MUST have gingerbread." Everything would stop and gingerbread would be made. I haven't made it in a long time. YUM!Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13718731023662212448noreply@blogger.com