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Your apple analogy is completely legal and ethical. The alternative is Monsanto's attempt at DRM with their "terminator" seeds, which many found to be unethical.

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Sadly, this is not even clear cut, though of course this is a particularly egregious example.

For instance depending on jurisdiction it might be illegal to sell seeds that can make plants that can produce viable seeds, unless you have a specific authorisation and depending on the species.

Legality has nothing to do with ethical. I by force could make it a law that you have to pay me to eat, most reasonable people would consider that an affront to ethical behavior.

OP said both.

Also, you know that morality is relative, and laws basically represent polities' morals, right ?

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