Hey all,
So this has been on my mind for a while, and I can't seem to find any answers.
I've always wondered, what makes a particular recipe belong to a brewery? By that I mean what's stopping Joe Blogs from finding out a recipe (Let's say Mountain Goat Steam Ale for example), brewing it under his own label, and selling it to the public?
Are there copyright laws in place for such a thing? If so how on earth are they enforced?
I can't help but relate it back to the music industry - where copyright is a huge issue. A particular band might release a song with 'X' chord progression. Another band comes along and makes a different song, but may happen to use that same progression somewhere throughout the song, and BAM, depending on which record label we're talking about here and how greedy they are (basically all of them), the poor bastards are now going to be sued.
What are your thoughts on this? Is there a definitive answer?
And just to clarify no, I do not intend on stealing recipes and trying to sell them myself :lol:
So this has been on my mind for a while, and I can't seem to find any answers.
I've always wondered, what makes a particular recipe belong to a brewery? By that I mean what's stopping Joe Blogs from finding out a recipe (Let's say Mountain Goat Steam Ale for example), brewing it under his own label, and selling it to the public?
Are there copyright laws in place for such a thing? If so how on earth are they enforced?
I can't help but relate it back to the music industry - where copyright is a huge issue. A particular band might release a song with 'X' chord progression. Another band comes along and makes a different song, but may happen to use that same progression somewhere throughout the song, and BAM, depending on which record label we're talking about here and how greedy they are (basically all of them), the poor bastards are now going to be sued.
What are your thoughts on this? Is there a definitive answer?
And just to clarify no, I do not intend on stealing recipes and trying to sell them myself :lol: