Monsanto used to sue anyone whose crops had been cross-pollinated with their own registered varieties, and it was the responsibility of the farmer to demostrate it was not intentional.
Source? Of the cases I've seen, it was pretty clear that the farmer was doing it intentionally, or at the very least was letting it happen "accidentally" but trying to speed it along.
That’s basic farming. You choose your best crops for the next season. If Monsanto can’t keep from seeding into non-customers crops, they aren’t allowed to demand the farmer cripple his ability to farm.
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Monsanto used to sue anyone whose crops had been cross-pollinated with their own registered varieties, and it was the responsibility of the farmer to demostrate it was not intentional.
Absolutely sick. That's like copyrighting a computer virus and prosecuting everyone who has been infected.
Source? Of the cases I've seen, it was pretty clear that the farmer was doing it intentionally, or at the very least was letting it happen "accidentally" but trying to speed it along.
That’s basic farming. You choose your best crops for the next season. If Monsanto can’t keep from seeding into non-customers crops, they aren’t allowed to demand the farmer cripple his ability to farm.