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Copyright for culinary art / Urheberrecht für kulinarische Kunst

am 14.02.2006 von Legalesed

German celebrity chef demands copyright for his culinary creations (vgl. “Patent-Rezepte” in der SZ vom 12.02.2006).
Dear consumer,
[I]t has been brought to the attention of the Guild of Guide Michelin approved restaurants (GOGMA) that you have violated the cookyright of its star chefs, as defined under directive 2008/29/EC. Law-abiding visitors of your appartement informed us that you violated in particular the recipes “zucchini flower I+II” of chef Heinz Beck, whose family is thus deprived their sustenance by your piracy. You furthermore violated the moral rights of chef Heinz Beck by not using any cardamom, which is a small but important trace substance in these dishes. As you know from the legal information provided to you when dining at our restaurants, which you signed together with your pre-dining bill, you are in particular NOT AUTHORISED to ANALYSE, IMITATE, COOK FOR YOURSELF AND OTHERS, LEARN FROM or be INSPIRED BY recipes provided to you by THE RESTAURANT. This act constitutes copyright infringement of the most serious kind. According to Directive 2001/29/EC of the European Parliament, GOGMA orders you to destroy your …

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