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It IS bullshit that people are just upset at Monsanto for selling seeds that don't reproduce correctly. Most hybrids fail to reproduce into another hybrid, and
by atrus 13y ago
It IS bullshit that people are just upset at Monsanto for selling seeds that don't reproduce correctly.
Most hybrids fail to reproduce into another hybrid, and people have been selling hybrid seeds for years before Monsanto even existed.
I don't think it's right that you can make plants your IP however.
- Blahah 13y agoIt's especially bullshit because Monsanto don't produce seeds that don't reproduce. Terminator technology was developed by the United States government and shut down by Monsanto because they thought protesters would go apeshit. Turns out they were right, to the extent that shutting down the tech didn't stop people going apeshit. It's one of the most pervasive myths about GM crops.
- aestra 13y agoMonsanto's seeds reproduce just fine, however if one saves the seeds from their harvest and replants than it is an IP violation. It would be like copying a CD for a friend, very possible but not legal