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by masukomi 2019 days ago
no, because the core _recipe_ part of the post isn't copyrightable. The descriptive stuff around it is.

> ...where a recipe or formula is accompanied by substantial literary expression in the form of an explanation or directions...

re what @qw3rty01 said, ... It only applies if you're including all the stuff _around_ the core recipe.

This is why there are so many recipe apps that scrape web sites and don't get sued out of existence.

Source: Copyright.gov https://www.copyright.gov/help/faq/faq-protect.html

opinionated side note: A recipe is a set of instructions on how to alter and combine foods. This is "obviously" not worthy of copyright. A set of instructions on how to combine and alter text on the other hand (99.999% of software) is 100% copyrightable