But Presumably buying such an apple and cutting it into wedges and selling wedges individually for those who want apple but not a whole one is just good capitalism.
Even where the IP owner (asda) is losing out on sales of whole apples to people who just want a few bites? (its worth noting, that I for one have no qualms with this waste reduction process, Im all for a pay by the slice system)
What about secondhand apples (presumably uneaten), here a apple fetishist gains an apple, without asda gaining remuneration?
Is this not the same effect morally as growing your own, whereby you gain use \ ownership of an apple at a cost whilst asda gains nothing?
I know in the video game world secondhand games are described by the IP owners as "retail piracy".
This is purely for the purposes of discussion, I have never grown apples from pips, and my cherry trees were bought at a store as saplings. Hence I can grow as many cherries as I am able, and can consume or sell as many as I produce (obviously within whatever food safety \ distribution regulations apply).
Would it be stealing Asda's Intellectual Property if you bought their apples, ate them and then planted the pips to grow new apple trees producing near identical apples at minimal cost?
From what I understand of the way in which apple trees are propagated and pollinated, the apples you grow would not be anywhere near identical, and might not even be edible.
New apple trees are made by grafting cuttings onto root stock, and that's the way in which you can grow a new apple tree of the same variety.
When you grow an apple tree from a pip the tree has been pollinated with pollen from, well, only the bees will know. This can create new apple varieties that are edible - indeed it was a young girl planting the pips of her apple that created Bramley Apples (British cooking apples) - but most often the resulting fruit will not be edible.
I am testing this with the pips from Cox apples, but it takes a while for the results to become clear.
This is why you should never buy from recasters on ebay.
But Presumably buying such an apple and cutting it into wedges and selling wedges individually for those who want apple but not a whole one is just good capitalism.
Even where the IP owner (asda) is losing out on sales of whole apples to people who just want a few bites? (its worth noting, that I for one have no qualms with this waste reduction process, Im all for a pay by the slice system)
Would it be stealing Asda's Intellectual Property if you bought their apples, ate them and then planted the pips to grow new apple trees producing near identical apples at minimal cost
Actually in court it is. Monsanto is a company that makes modified wheat which a lot of farmers use. It is actually in their agreement that farmers aren't allowed to gather the seeds from a previous years harvest to grow the next years harvest. They have actually gone after farmers and sued them along with going after farmers who accidentally had their crops mixed with the proprietary wheat.
Actually in court it is. Monsanto is a company that makes modified wheat which a lot of farmers use. It is actually in their agreement that farmers aren't allowed to gather the seeds from a previous years harvest to grow the next years harvest. They have actually gone after farmers and sued them along with going after farmers who accidentally had their crops mixed with the proprietary wheat.
In America \ Canada that is the case, over here in the UK the farmers who's crops were contaminated won compensation!
Those cases over the pond hinged upon the Patent, as far as Im aware ASDA don't hold any patents on particular strains of Apples, at least to the best of my knowledge. However in the allegorical discussion it most certain did represent a violation of copyright.
Right first off, i call Bull on this also, why because iv havent received any so called Newsletter saying anything about prices been raised and why would one person get a newsletter and not everyone else its been a week and nothing, so again bull as no sources and two there to steep even for GW.
Right first off, i call Bull on this also, why because iv havent received any so called Newsletter saying anything about prices been raised and why would one person get a newsletter and not everyone else its been a week and nothing, so again bull as no sources and two there to steep even for GW.
Surely the fact they have raised prices year after year, coupled with a list provided by the U.K's largest GW independent trader is enough to cement that this is happening in your mind. I understand that none of us want to believe that GW are going to raise their prices by as much as 33%, but it's coming, it's time to deal with it k:
I think I might start and emotional support group for GW customers, I'd make a fortune in membership fees.
Waylands games are one of the UK's biggest GW independent stores they have it here on their home page As its not April the first and not in their nature to make up stuff like this, its happening.
Of course disbelieving something is a personal choice but you don't have to believe in buses to get ran over by one. This one is currently honking its horn and flashing its lights
Right first off, i call Bull on this also, why because iv havent received any so called Newsletter saying anything about prices been raised and why would one person get a newsletter and not everyone else its been a week and nothing, so again bull as no sources and two there to steep even for GW.
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