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Monsanto used to sue anyone whose crops had been cross-pollinated with their own registered varieties, and it was the responsibility of the farmer to demostrate
by Maken 3y ago
Monsanto used to sue anyone whose crops had been cross-pollinated with their own registered varieties, and it was the responsibility of the farmer to demostrate it was not intentional.
- gruez 3y agoSource? Of the cases I've seen, it was pretty clear that the farmer was doing it intentionally, or at the very least was letting it happen "accidentally" but trying to speed it along.
- kennyloginz 3y agoThat’s basic farming. You choose your best crops for the next season. If Monsanto can’t keep from seeding into non-customers crops, they aren’t allowed to demand the farmer cripple his ability to farm.
- 127361 3y agoAbsolutely sick. That's like copyrighting a computer virus and prosecuting everyone who has been infected.