Grapes with an EULA

The recipient of the produce contained in this package agrees not to propagate or reproduce any portion of the produce, including (but not limited to) seeds, stems, tissue and fruit.

These grapes came with an End User License Agreement. In the small print at the bottom it says:

The recipient of the produce contained in this package agrees not to propagate or reproduce any portion of the produce, including (but not limited to) seeds, stems, tissue and fruit.

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FlawlessWalrus says:

It says "including seeds", but it's seedless. Is that fruit equivalent of DRM?
Posted 15 months ago. ( permalink )

ChurchHatesTucker says:

How lucky we are that these people were able to create grapes from scratch! Otherwise, we'd be grapeless!
Posted 15 months ago. ( permalink )

Nobilis says:

Does that mean you can't spill any of the juice? Or does "propagate" mean "grow"?
Posted 15 months ago. ( permalink )

me.at.work says:

Monsanto strikes again.
Posted 15 months ago. ( permalink )

Kathy Applebaum says:

Darn, I'll have to put away my home cloning kit. :( Not sure how else they thought someone would propagate from the fruit of a seedless grape...

I got the same kind of EULA on a plant I bought for the garden. Guess I'm going back to heirloom varieties.
Posted 15 months ago. ( permalink )

Eric Hamilton says:

hahaha!
Posted 15 months ago. ( permalink )

Cabezalana says:

Which means they've obtained a patent on that variety, à la Proven Winners. I'm pretty sure there's a special place in Hell for those people.
Posted 15 months ago. ( permalink )

damienguard says:

And why does it claim to be from the USA in English and from the EU in French?
Posted 15 months ago. ( permalink )

theducks says:

@ damienguard : The french language term for the USA is "Estats Unis", or E-U. The usually call the European Union the European Community, or EC.
Posted 15 months ago. ( permalink )

Ingo2 says:

It's Etats Unis, but yes, you're generally correct.
Posted 15 months ago. ( permalink )

gallaure says:

Makes me want to go out and buy some just to propagate them. Bastards! We need to take back our food supply!!
Posted 15 months ago. ( permalink )

suppafly says:

I hope someone propagates them just to spite the company.
Posted 15 months ago. ( permalink )

ChurchHatesTucker says:

EU=Estados Unidos (Spanish for United States) in this case.
Posted 15 months ago. ( permalink )

tracyfennell says:

"Seedless" fruits, like watermelons, grapes, etc., do usually have seeds, but they are genetically manipulated to be smaller, less obvious, and ultimately edible. Genetic manipulation being hybridization, cross-breeding, or other technological processes...
Posted 15 months ago. ( permalink )

rafallano says:

beutiful shot, amaizing one, congrats for the explore, it deserves it!!!
Posted 15 months ago. ( permalink )

AcuraZine Dan says:

LOL! that's mindblowing man. It's really gone too far...
Posted 15 months ago. ( permalink )

nirvana4ol.. am back.... :) says:

hahaha... Glad that you got it.. :)

So you should be careful when you dispose the waste.. make sure they don't have seeds... they might propagate (grow) into trees ... just in case... so you need to be more careful of the grapes having seeds than the company.... the company might sue you for recreating their seedless grapes from seeds... ;)
Posted 15 months ago. ( permalink )

corsec67 says:

That can't possibly be a contract:
The recipient agrees to all of that in exchange for what?
Posted 15 months ago. ( permalink )

Technologik says:

I wonder if they add hidden devices and drivers to your refrigerator?

Also, what happens when you evacuate the grapes from your body, if there were seeds in them, wouldn't they travel to their final destination and possibly germinate elsewhere? At least that's what happens with the rest of the animal kingdom.

Wow, people will think of anything, to cover their butts won't they?!
Posted 15 months ago. ( permalink )

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