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    If you shouldn't be able to copyright GRAPES...you shouldn't be able to copyright BOOKS.

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And why's that? I don't see how either of those two things relate to one another. A grape is a naturally occurring fruit, while the creation of a book is wholly a human creative endeavor.

When I buy grapes, yeah, I get that someone worked for me to get 'em. But I don't get all metaphysical and spooky about it. I'm buying the grapes as objects. Like a book. Once I take ownership of the object, yes, thanks for your work. I paid you and I wish you well.

As far as what I ought to be able to do with the thing? Beat it. Of course there are exceptions. You say, "Don't scan the book and upload it to object storage and place it behind a CDN so Ahmed from Tounis can access it". I say, "Don't make wine".

There’s a lot of crops that are very intensively bred to create new, specific cultivars. Take a look at all the new Apple varieties popping up. There’s nothing natural about their creation: https://applerankings.com

That's why they're grapes of wrath. Look for them in the grapes section.

Monsanto here, tell us more about copyrighting grapes!

https://www.monsantotechnology.com/Vegetables/main-page-mons...

Poetic license, pal!

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