...copyright law? I am planning on creating an online archive of alcoholic drink recipes as an easy resource for people interested in mixing their own drinks. Is it legal for me to copy drink recipes from various books published for bartenders? The way I see it, these books are collections of common knowledge, not original works, and therefore this would not be copyright infringement, but I am not sure. If it matters, I plan on making money from the website through Google Adsense.