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Imho what makes people summon Monsanto isn't just the possible dangers to the biological ecosphere, it's also the fact that Monsanto has a history of suing farm
by freeflight 9y ago
Imho what makes people summon Monsanto isn't just the possible dangers to the biological ecosphere, it's also the fact that Monsanto has a history of suing farmers for patent infringements, due to the cross-pollination of the Monsanto plants.
This sets a horrible precedent, I don't want to live in a world where corporate engineered, and patented, "super plants" contaminate the whole planet and people will end up being sued over patent infringement for trying to grow their own food.
- amyjess 9y agoIf you're talking about Monsanto Canada Inc. v. Schmeiser, this happened because Schmeiser deliberately sewed Roundup Ready seed throughout his fields. This wasn't a case of the wind randomly depositing the seeds on his fields. He knew exactly what he had, and he planted it on purpose. But after that case, a number of activists with a political agenda decided to mischaracterize the facts of the case in order to smear Monsanto.
- freeflight 9y agoI'm talking about this [0]: "In its report, called Seed Giants vs US Farmers, the CFS said it had tracked numerous law suits that Monsanto had brought against farmers and found some 142 patent infringement suits against 410 farmers and 56 small businesses in more than 27 states. In total the firm has won more than $23m from its targets, the report said." And that's just the situation in the US, I don't think Indian farmers fare that much better. Disney is already on its way of gobbling up all entertainment "intellectual property", we don't need a comparable situation with companies like Monsanto and essential plants like crops. [0] https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2013/feb/12/monsanto-sues-farmers-seed-patents https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2013/feb/12/monsanto...