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Jessica Seinfeld Wins Cookbook Copycat Case

Deceptively Delicious wasn't plagiarized, federal judge rules

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(Newser) – A federal judge in New York has tossed out a suit claiming that a cookbook by Jerry  Seinfeld's wife plagiarized a rival's book. Jessica Seinfeld's Deceptively Delicious, like Missy Chase Lapine's The Sneaky Chef, shows parents how to sneak vegetables into their kids' food—an idea nobody can copyright, the judge said. She added that Seinfeld's book is "bright and cheerful" while Lapine's is "dry and text-heavy," the New York Daily News reports.

This undated photo of author Missy Chase Lapine was released by Running Press on July 21, 2009. A New York judge tossed out Lapine's lawsuit against Jessica Seinfeld on Thursday, Sept. 10, 2009.
This undated photo of author Missy Chase Lapine was released by Running Press on July 21, 2009. A New York judge tossed out Lapine's lawsuit against Jessica Seinfeld on Thursday, Sept. 10, 2009.   (AP Photo/Running Press, Ho)
FILE- In this Oct. 28, 2007 file photo, author Jessica Seinfeld, wife of comedian Jerry Seinfeld, arrives at the Los Angeles premiere of
FILE- In this Oct. 28, 2007 file photo, author Jessica Seinfeld, wife of comedian Jerry Seinfeld, arrives at the Los Angeles premiere of "Bee Movie," in the Westwood section of Los Angeles.   (AP Photo/Chris Weeks, File)
Jerry and Jessica Seinfeld arrives at
Jerry and Jessica Seinfeld arrives at "A Night to Benefit Raising Malawi and UNICEF" at United Nations headquarters in this Feb. 6, 2008 file photo, in New York.   (AP Photo/Evan Agostini, File)
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