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mmonk

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3. There is also fear of contamination. That fear prevents farmers from saving seeds or reselling them

Reply to Major Nikon (Reply #1)

Wed Jul 29, 2015, 01:46 PM

Jul 2015

In a statement on Thursday, Gerritsen added, “We believe we have the right to farm and grow good food the way we choose. We don’t think it’s fair that Monsanto can trespass onto our farm, contaminate and ruin our crops and then sue us for infringing on their patent rights. We don’t want one penny from Monsanto. American farmers deserve their day in Court so we can prove to the world Monsanto’s genetically engineered patents are invalid and that farmers deserve protection from Monsanto’s abuse.”

http://sandiegofreepress.org/2013/09/us-farmers-continue-david-vs-goliath-battle-against-monsanto/

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There is no right to save and replant patented seed and never has been Major Nikon Jul 2015 #1

I was waiting. mmonk Jul 2015 #2

That makes him an even bigger crook Major Nikon Jul 2015 #4

There is also fear of contamination. That fear prevents farmers from saving seeds or reselling them mmonk Jul 2015 #3

Which is just more utter nonsense Major Nikon Jul 2015 #5

The lawsuit protecting farms then is invalid? mmonk Jul 2015 #6

Such a law would be utterly ridiculous Major Nikon Jul 2015 #7

Seeds do travel. mmonk Jul 2015 #9

Used cars aren't replicable Major Nikon Jul 2015 #10

You mean replicable as modified. mmonk Jul 2015 #11

I mean your analogy is significantly flawed Major Nikon Jul 2015 #12

Until the buyer of the modification tried to sell. mmonk Jul 2015 #13

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That case was from a group trying to proactively sue Monsanto for something they had never done Major Nikon Jul 2015 #16

They were suing preemptively for protection. mmonk Jul 2015 #17

Protection from something that had never happened and there was no intent to ever happen Major Nikon Jul 2015 #18

It does not say that he signed a roody Jul 2015 #20

Monsanto and companies like it are despicable scum. blackspade Jul 2015 #8

Perhaps, but Michael White is no prince either Major Nikon Jul 2015 #14

Monsanto's owners, executives, board of directors, scientists, salesmen, lawyers, politicians and Dont call me Shirley Jul 2015 #19