Comments on: The Cooks Source Scandal: How a Magazine Profits on Theft

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[…] it into their magazine. And interestingly enough, a website, edrants.com, Edward Champion has also gone through various issues of the magazine and pointed out where they have taken from other authors as well, and authors have apparently […]

By: faja

faja — Sat, 09 Jan 2016 23:13:34 +0000

You can not protect recipes ; and even if it was possible ; it would be very easy to not be in infringement .

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Fri, 08 Aug 2014 06:37:15 +0000

[…] paragraphs of text. All experienced serious and very public damage to their careers. In 2010, in a scandalous and fascinating story, Cooks Source Magazine was basically destroyed when their long and shameless history of stealing […]

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Fri, 06 Jun 2014 14:51:49 +0000

[…] by a small advertising-supported publication in western New England. The details have been summarized by others. What I find useful, though, are the posts that talk about […]

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Carrot waffles | Borderline Foodies — Sun, 26 May 2013 18:50:51 +0000

[…] state of the law seems to allow it. Nevertheless, I am a little sensitive on that, as the issue is somewhat controversial. Drawing a line between listing ingredients (fine) and exactly how the mix and cook them (maybe not […]

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home made ice cream recipe — Sat, 11 May 2013 15:24:19 +0000

shame on you……mr.big fancy magazine…..stealing from hard working people!I hope they join forces and sue you for everything you got!!!!!

By: Attribution matters : Spoiler Warning

Attribution matters : Spoiler Warning — Sun, 24 Feb 2013 20:02:32 +0000

[…] Neat things get shared over the internet with a lightning fast rate, but I very rarely see any text or links accompanying them that credit the creator. It’s mostly artwork and comics, but it happens with other media as well. Tumblr and Facebook seem to be the biggest culprits with this, but it’s a pretty sad and longstanding tradition on the internet. What gives? Do we undervalue entertainment that much now? Or is it a part of the myth that if it’s on the internet, copyright laws don’t apply? […]

By: Cooks Source Gets Pounded Online for Copyright Violation — SpicyGamers - Hot News For Ps3, XBox and PC Gamers!

Sat, 12 Jan 2013 16:11:32 +0000

[…] Edward Champion posted a solid article with more information about the copyright problems with Cooks Source. He has examples of photos that were also used that were under copyright. Cooks Source did flip the photos so that they were mirror images. […]

By: Sheogorath

Sheogorath — Sun, 26 Aug 2012 05:54:45 +0000

jerseyjoe said: “The point of registration is that you must have a registration in order to sue – and many lawyers will be eager to take a case if the work is registered because that law gives them the right to recover all their own fees and costs.”
Actually, that’s untrue. Works don’t have to be registered at the U.S. Copyright Office in order for infringers to be sued, and actual damages are recoverable on unregistered works. This is because copyright automatically attaches to works the moment the save button is clicked, and has done so since 1989. The real point of registration is that the costs of the case can be recovered from the defendants by the plaintiff if they win, as you have stated, and punitive damages can also be claimed for.
Disclaimer: IANAL, but I have done a lot of research into copyright via Google.

By: Sheogorath

Sheogorath — Sun, 26 Aug 2012 05:06:01 +0000

Craig said: “While it is perfectly clear that Griggs is entirely in the wrong here, what she did is not theft. It is plagiarism, it is also copyright infringement, but neither of those things constitute theft.”
Quoted for truth.

By: Sheogorath

Sheogorath — Sun, 26 Aug 2012 01:07:35 +0000

Tony Durso said: “I would expect attribution as being only fair. I believe that when someone publishes on the Internet, that quotes, references, backlinks, and so forth are ordinary and expected. However, that stops when no references are made, and the now-perpetrator has profited off the articles, casting them off as his or her own.”
I agree. In fact, when quoting someone on a blog or in a forum, I will take as much as I need, even up to tge entirety of the comment or post, clearly citing the original author as you can see above. Content from another site is different matter, though. When quoting from elsewhere on the web, I will copy and paste no more than a few paragraphs, the size of the original article dictating how much I take, before crediting the author of the original piece and linking back to it.
@ Sarah: What you’re talking about isn’t a copyright issue because names cannot be copyrighted. Having said that, though, a trademark lawyer would be interested in any case where use of a name is unlicensed. And no, a name doesn’t have to registered to be a trademark in the U.S. according to the Lanham Act.
Source: Have Android, will Google.

By: The Booster Pack | Attribution matters

The Booster Pack | Attribution matters — Thu, 09 Aug 2012 11:20:22 +0000

By: By Articles Direct » Detailed Insight into the Cooks Source Magazine PR Debacle

Tue, 19 Jun 2012 21:06:20 +0000

[…] to the Ed Rants article, Griggs replied by email, “Well, it was on the Internet. Didn’t you want it […]

By: Aftermath: Cooks Source debacle emerges as cautionary tale about provoking the internet

Thu, 07 Jun 2012 20:21:06 +0000

[…] story first went viral. (The company immediately and publicly withdrew support from the magazine.) Web sleuths quickly deduced that Griggs has been sticky fingered for a long time, and that content has been stolen for the magazine from Food Network, Weight Watchers and NPR for […]

By: The Psychology of Copyright Violation « Cathi Carol

The Psychology of Copyright Violation « Cathi Carol — Sun, 20 May 2012 23:59:09 +0000

[…] The Cooks Source Scandal: How a Magazine Profits on Theft Edward Champion, Reluctant Habits (blog), November 4, 2010 – A well thought-out and researched article. […]

By: Protecting Your Intellectual Property in the U.S. and Abroad from New Forms of Online Infringement and Brand Attacks | IP In BRIEF: Developments in Copyright and Trademark Litigation

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 22:33:16 +0000

[…] a story about the evolution of the apple pie written by Monica Gaudio. The problem was that Cooks Source simply copied the story from another website without Ms. Gaudio knowledge or […]

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Viral Virus: Ocean Marketing Is Sunk | Social Media Marketing Expert — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 20:42:24 +0000

[…] online fiasco called “The Cook’s Source”. You see in 2010 a woman named Judith Griggs was ousted for violating the copyright of an article written by Monica Gaudio. This is a routine occurrence online, but in reality […]

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Devaluing art in the digital age | I'm Width The Band — Sat, 15 Oct 2011 00:30:11 +0000

[…] or sharing thousands of music files, taking published art and using it as their own, or even stealing written works and passing them off as one’s […]

By: The Internet’s Pronoun Problem « fran wilde

The Internet’s Pronoun Problem « fran wilde — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 12:26:45 +0000

[…] without asking permission to do so – well, that’s another case entirely. Apparently, Cooks’ Source magazine wasn’t aware that things published on the internet are not automatically the […]

By: But Honestly Monica | Lizzie Smithson

But Honestly Monica | Lizzie Smithson — Sun, 21 Aug 2011 21:23:19 +0000

[…] for Cooks Source magazine, there has been an ongoing trend of “lifting” material (text and images) from other sources with improper credit and […]

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Sat, 06 Aug 2011 19:55:45 +0000

[…] of the plagiarism and Griggs’s response spread, and readers crowdsourced some research, compiling a list of articles copied and republished in Cooks Source. In the wake of the controversy, Cooks Source announced that […]

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[…] violation by publishing a writer’s apple pie recipe and article without asking her permission. Edward Champion provided a synopsis of the entire incident and discovered quite a few other possible […]

By: Copyright Infringement And A Medieval Apple Pie | How Publishing Really Works

Wed, 15 Jun 2011 09:45:01 +0000

[…] Edward Champion has written a fabulous piece about the mess, and has quotes from Ms Gaudio and another writer whose work has been used without permission: Elise Bauer, of Simply Recipes. Ms Bauer emailed Mr Champion to say, For the record, Cooks Source has used my copyright protected content without my permission. The copyright notice has been on every page of my site for 7 years. […]

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I Like Them Apples: A Lesson in Copyright | Geek Girls Network™ — Thu, 14 Apr 2011 03:20:17 +0000

[…] with more details about the actual news. If you want to read more about it, this is probably the best article available; you can also read about it on Wikipedia. What’s kind of fun is the internet’s other […]

By: Imitation and Flattery: Copyright and the Social Web — Marian Schembari

Imitation and Flattery: Copyright and the Social Web — Marian Schembari — Wed, 13 Apr 2011 13:10:08 +0000

[…] it on the Great Wikipedia or, if you like interesting writing, check out Gawker, The Guardian, or Reluctant Habits.That’s not flattery. That’s theft.What Exactly IS Imitation?The Cook’s Source […]

By: oh cook source, you scandalous bitch « leylaboss

oh cook source, you scandalous bitch « leylaboss — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 20:20:35 +0000

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By: Cooks Source controversy fires up bloggers « pied type

Cooks Source controversy fires up bloggers « pied type — Tue, 01 Mar 2011 21:16:48 +0000

[…] See also: Edward Champion’s Reluctant Habits […]

By: Stealing intellectual property: why it’s just not smart « The Creative Attic

Tue, 01 Mar 2011 04:36:32 +0000

[…] This is where things got downright ugly. Editor Judith Griggs offered the jaw-dropping response “It was on the internet, didn’t you want it published?” We can’t decide whether it’s impossible or just downright pathetic to believe that a […]

By: You Have No Editorial Integrity | The Spy Way to New Media

You Have No Editorial Integrity | The Spy Way to New Media — Wed, 02 Feb 2011 14:02:24 +0000

[…] More? Here are two additional plagiarism cases to check out if you haven’t already done so: Cook’s Source and Daily Mail-Times. Tags: Branding, Editing, marketing, Men's Health, Plagiarism, Publishing, […]

By: Why DRM is a distraction | The Digital Reader

Why DRM is a distraction | The Digital Reader — Tue, 01 Feb 2011 15:41:55 +0000

[…] week we all enjoyed a dramatic, schadenfreude-laden story about this when it came to light that the regional publication Cooks Source has on multiple occasions published content from elsewhere without permission or compensation. When […]