Just as the trend for taking pictures of our food kicked off, the German authorities decided to take action. As of 2013, the copyright of any photograph of restaurant-bought food belongs to the chef. So if you Instagram it or post it online in any way, a chef can sue you…
The law states: “For carefully-arranged food in a famous restaurant, the cook is regarded as the creator of a work. Before it can be made public on Facebook & Co., permission must first be asked of the master chef.” While no case has come to court as yet, such laws could lead to a future court case…