give credit where credit is due, if you find a recipe you like and follow it step by step and it turns out like you would like it to, then say something like,"i found this recipe on the web" or something. copyrights, like everything else, expire and must be renewed, is it every 50 years or something? you would be hard pressed to find something entirely new, something that hasn't been done before. we have a platform to build on, culinary basics. you might say i like that, but i am going to make it lighter or fresher or i am going to present it differently and it becomes your own. this is just my .02 cents worth and hope i havent muddied the waters. good luck
