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Reverse engineering? (none / 0) (#4)
by MrsPost on Fri Oct 13, 2006 at 09:25:45 AM PDT

Many people can essentially 'reverse engineer' a recipe by tasting it. That's an acceptable practice.

What I believe they're trying to protect is the dish entire - the presentation, the combination of foods, etc. And that's fine because they've spent time figuring out what will go best, how it should look, all those things you expect from a swanky restaurant.

My guess is that the formal documentation is just a way for them to set up a framework if they have to sue another restaurant for completely ripping off their ideas. I can't really see them coming into my kitchen because I liked the mixture of red peppers and white beans they used.

But since the EULA is edible is there any real ability to show what was agreed? If you don't eat it does that mean non-acceptance?



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