Sun, 18 May 2003

Patented Seeds

If a farmer does not own the seeds his crop produces, what exactly does he own? This is a critical case, not only for the insane extension of patent law into realms where it was never intended to go, but also for farmers everywhere. A win by Monsanto could literally eradicate farming as we've known it for 10,000 years ....

Monsanto Plant Patent Case Winds On [Slashdot]

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