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> Seed-sellers have survived hundreds of years without repayment each year. And they still can. Farmers can still use them also - no one is forcing them buy Mo
by ChrisLomont 12y ago
> Seed-sellers have survived hundreds of years without repayment each year.
And they still can. Farmers can still use them also - no one is forcing them buy Monsanto.
If paying for them each year did not benefit farmers, they would stop using them.
If you don't want to pay for them, don't use them. Problem solved.
The fact that such a huge amount of farmers chose them shows they must be profitable for farmers and Monsanto alike. Win-win, right?
This make believe fear is not a problem. Besides, the earliest Monsanto seeds come off patent protection very soon, then you can replant all you like.
- adamauckland 12y ago> And they still can. Farmers can still use them also - no one is forcing them buy Monsanto. > If you don't want to pay for them, don't use them. Problem solved. Problem not solved. Seeds from a neighbouring farm are naturally dispersed through wind or animals into a farmers ground. Now he is breaking the law and will be sued. This has happened.
- ChrisLomont 12y agoShow the citation for a single legal case. This has not happened, despite the pop beliefs it has.
- daeken 12y agoThis has never happened. Not even once. See also: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9517150 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9517150