Is it bad to copy homebrew recipes for commercial use?

[RobWalker]

I suppose it depends on the scale of brewing hypothetically. If you were a small company, I'd have no obligation with you using my recipes for commercial profit. After all, it's a recipe, you're not stealing the product, because you're making it, and it's supporting local breweries.

In a situation where pay was discussed and not given in the end though, that's the same as everything else - they'd be given hell.

 

[JJL]

Agreed(ish) But if they thought about it properly, they could give credit and at the same time work out a good marketing strategy around the connection just like sam Adam's Long shot promotion. Winners all round in that scenario!

Oh absolutely. There are a lot of positive things that could be done in this situation. But, judging by the general tone of the OP's comments, I'm guessing that he is feeling as if he has been slighted and not given appropriate recognition.