Monsanto Victorious in Genetic Seed Case

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The Supreme Court unanimously ruled on Monday that farmers may not use Monsanto’s patented genetically altered soybeans to create new seeds without paying the company a fee.

The ruling has implications for many aspects of modern agriculture and for businesses based on vaccines, cell lines and software. But Justice Elena Kagan, writing for the court, emphasized that the justices meant for the decision to be narrow.

“Our holding today is limited — addressing the situation before us, rather than every one involving a self-replicating product,” she wrote. “We recognize that such inventions are becoming ever more prevalent, complex, and diverse. In another case, the article’s self-replication might occur outside the purchaser’s control. Or it might be a necessary but incidental step in using the item for another purpose.”

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/14/business/monsanto-victorious-in-genetic-seed-case.html

[Buzz Clik]

1. That's it! Monsanto owns the world, including the Supreme Court.

[lovuian]

2. Congress exempts them from prosecution and so does the Supreme Court

It seems the company can do no wrong in the eyes of the US Government
supported by fully

[WinkyDink]

3. Corruption, thy name since 2000 has been SCOTUS.