"Monsanto wins landmark patent case in Supreme Court" https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5700514 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5700514 tptacek 1408 d

"Monsanto wins landmark patent case in Supreme Court" https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5700514 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5700514 tptacek 1408 days ago: Once again regarding this story: to understand what's happening here, it's very important that you understand that the farmer didn't just acquire Monsanto seeds, but also used glyphospate herbicides on the crops. The point of Monsanto's invention is that it survives Roundup; if you spray Roundup on normal crops, they die. Most people who see this story play out seem to think that it implies a Monsanto seed could blow onto your field and then get you sued. But of course, if you didn't know you were planting Monsanto seeds, you wouldn't think to try to kill them with Roundup.