In article oprpeu3awewxhha1@localhost, Tim
wrote:

: Did you hear about Monsanto taking a farmer to court because his crops
had
: been contaminated by their trials and their lorries carrying the their
seed
: away. They accused him of stealing their product/research and they
won!!!
: How arse about face is that.

I didn't, no.

It did, unbelievable though it seems, unless the decision has been
overturned since.

http://archive.newscientist.com/secu...mg17022851.600


Tim.

Monsanto has taken this tact for YEARS, and generally succeeded, but even
when they lose they win, because they can afford to drag small-timers into
court & bankrupt them whether or not there's a valid case. When organic
farmers advertised "no genetically altered ingredients," Monsanto sued
claiming they were slandered by the mere suggest that leaving something
out was good. When they lost a couple of these suits, they lobbied
Congress for new laws prohibiting mention of transgenic ingredients; they
bought enough politicians to get their new law, & thereafter customers who
wish to buy products from farmers who do not use anything genetically
altered, can't even find out which is which. The Law has become primarily
protection for big business against independent organic farmers & ordinary
citizens.

-paghat the ratgirl

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"Oh, sir! The flowers, they are wild," replied the timid creature.
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