Dan Lapard. All recipes are to be removed,

[Master Moderator]

Hi All,

Please leave all recipes on this forum until I have contacted this David person. If any action is taken then I will send out a newsletter to each and every member, explaining the situation.

This David person will have the decency to contact me, before meddling with my forum.

Thanks to all

Admin

[fundj&e]

MM To the rescue.

[goldfish]

MM . . . YAY and 3 big cheers!!!!! Thank you!

[andiesenji]

I phoned a friend who works for a publishing company that has done some cookbooks and she said that the only part of a recipe that can be copyrighted is the directions or method.

Only in some very limited areas can ingredients be copyrighted and only if it is a proprietary brand name owned by the recipe creator.

I emailed her the links and her opinion is that he has rather an inflated opinion of his importance and doesn't know what he is talking about and if the directions in the recipe have been altered so they are specific for the Thermomix, there is no copyright infringement.  

[Amanda]

Hello folks,
I have had further contact with Whitehouse and if you are interested in watching how my dealings with him unfold I am posting his emails here - http://www.lambsearsandhoney.com/2011/09/seasonal-secrets-september/comment-page-1/#comment-5016

I have passed this matter into the hands of my solicitor who informs me that my adaptation in no way infringes copyright.  He also suggested that if Chookies recipes were a similar adaptation to mine, that she has not committed any impropriety either so has nothing to fear.

Like MM, I object to being bullied and will not be passive in this matter.

[courton]

Yes!!!!!

[maddy]

They should be thankful to this forum.....it has brought in sales for the books,, and we are very respectful of authors recipes.....buckets!

[judydawn]

Great to see you are fighting back MM & Amanda - we are all behind you and appreciate your efforts tremendously.

[Master Moderator]

Thanks to all..... The power of Social Media.

If needs be, I will start a Facebook Fan Page so that this issue reaches another dimension.

Stay tuned

MM

[goldfish]

Andi and Amanda - to you two - also many thanks!!   Amanda - love the name of your blog gorgeous!

[Halex]

MM & Amanda, thank you for fighting for our rights as " little people".

To be honest all I can see is that David Whitehouse has damaged the Dan Lepard brand. I have yet to make a recipe in the TM, but will do in the future. I will not  buy his books.

Jamie Oliver, i love his website, have nearlly all his books & his app, ditto with Donna Hay &  heading down the same path with Nigella. Will not be heading that way with Dan Lepard.

H

[fundj&e]

I really don’t think this David guy gets it, does he really want to p*** off 6387 members
Word of mouth is the greatest form of advertising. Over 90% of people buy product this way, i know i do 

[andiesenji]

I really don’t think this David guy gets it, does he really want to p*** off 6387 members
Word of mouth is the greatest form of advertising. Over 90% of people buy product this way, i know i do 

I posted a link to this on eGullet, which has considerably more members (791 pages that list the members) and in the short time since I posted, it has 113 views and 3 replys. 

[Katiej]

I agree Uni. 

I would never have heard of Dan Lepard if it wasn't for Chookie's conversions and her recommendations of his recipes.  I bought his book Short & Sweet purely because of this forum.  I liked the book and the recipes and was going to purchase more of Dan's books - but I won't now.  I wish I could turn back time and not purchase his @#$%!!! book!  I don't feel inspired to cook any of Dan's recipes now either.

Well done MM and Amanda for not being bullied and for fighting back 

[cookie1]

MM and Amanda so very proud of you. Being only 8 am here you have all been busy while I have been sleeping.