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They're not the same.

Copyright is the ability of the owner of the rights in a work to prohibit certain uses of a work.

Fair use is the ability of someone to legally use a copyrighted work for certain limited purposes without permission of the copyright owner.
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Cookbook publishers are affected by the same laws that apply to other books. copyright laws, trademark laws, and contract laws. Other issues are laws concerning fair use of recipes and photographs.


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