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These greedy corporations who take a tomatoes plant, modify them and then
charge for the "improved" variety should go jump in the lake.

In the first place they take a tomato seed out of the "public domain" mess
about with it, not knowing the full consequences and then obtain copyright
on the GM product.

Growing a modified tomato or any other product then creates the situation
which leaves the grower open to all kinds of lawsuits.

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Rouge D'Irak

Rouge D'Irak ( this may be a new variety for Aussie conditions)

'This variety is endangered even in its own country, where saving seeds was
made illegal under the 'Colonial Powers' of the United States. Under the new
law, Iraqi farmers must only plant seeds from 'protected varieties' from
international corporations. Is this our unique way of making democracy?

Thats not quite right. Under Iraqi seed law it is illegal for Iraqi farmers
to re-use seeds harvested from new varieties registered under the law. That
means seeds cannot be saved from a crop, or cuttings and other propagations
cannot be made from a crop grown from PVPs (Plant Variety Protection
germplasm) without the patent-holder (term used loosely) being compensated
through an agreed upon method prescribed by the seed law. Yes, this favors
corporate control of new germplasm for 20 years for field crops and 25 years
for trees and vines. And yes, this is a trend worldwide in the seed
industry.

Iraqis may continue to use and save seeds from their traditional seed stocks
.... I suppose so long as there is no cross pollination from PVPs that a
corporation may prove by DNA testing.

But how the heck would anyone know they were growing these GM seeds anyway?
And how do WE know it is modified by them? So how do they "prove" ownership?
I not only angry they can do this, but I'm even more suspicious that some
legal moron allowed this to happen.

Farmers have been genetically modifying seeds by selective growing methods.
Surely you cant patent these plants grown by these methods either?...

In any case, fact is, an Iraqi can grow Rouge D'Irak ( this may be a new
variety for Aussie conditions)on Iraqi soil and from saved seeds without
repurchasing each year.