Hard cheese: the taste of food cannot be copyrighted, EU court says
6 years, 2 months ago

Hard cheese: the taste of food cannot be copyrighted, EU court says

Dutch News  

The taste of food cannot be copyrighted, the European Court of Justice has ruled in a dispute which centres on a Dutch processed cheese. In 2014, Frisian company Smilde began producing Witte Wievenkaas and Levola went to court, arguing that the new product was too similar to Heks’nkaas. In that ruling published on Tuesday, judges say that, in order to be protected by copyright under EU directives, the taste of a food product must be capable of being classified as a ‘work’. In the case of food, however, the taste ‘cannot be identified with precision and objectivity’, the court said.

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Hard cheese: the taste of food cannot be copyrighted, EU court says
6 years, 2 months ago

Hard cheese: the taste of food cannot be copyrighted, EU court says

Dutch News  

The taste of food cannot be copyrighted, the European Court of Justice has ruled in a dispute which centres on a Dutch processed cheese. In 2014, Frisian company Smilde began producing Witte Wievenkaas and Levola went to court, arguing that the new product was too similar to Heks’nkaas. In that ruling published on Tuesday, judges say that, in order to …

There's No Copyrighting Taste, Rules EU Court In Dutch Cheese Case
6 years, 2 months ago

There's No Copyrighting Taste, Rules EU Court In Dutch Cheese Case

NPR  

There's No Copyrighting Taste, Rules EU Court In Dutch Cheese Case Enlarge this image toggle caption Tim Graham/Getty Images Tim Graham/Getty Images It was a classic high-stakes legal battle between two Dutch makers of herbed cheese spread. The name means "witches' cheese," and it's a cream cheese spread with fresh herbs that was created in 2007 and sold by a …

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