If you go to Google Groups you can search this newsgroup for past
discussions about legalities of patented plants. Not that I'm putting you
off from starting your own discussion. Just that, as you correctly surmise,
its been talked about before.

K Barrett

"Gene Schurg" wrote in message
rthlink.net...
Recently I've seen a couple of phals with "vegetative propagation
prohibited" printed on the name tag. I know that some major corporations
are filing for plant patents. I hear about this more when they have
"Genetically altered Corn" or other major cash crops.

I'd like to have a discussion here about plant patents and orchids.

Is it fair that I spend my time and selective breeding to create a navy
blue
phalanopsis and get all kinds of awards on it only to sell a clone of it
and
have someone else make a thousand copies?

If I pay my good money for a plant don't I have some rights to make copies
of it? What if it sends out a keiki on its own? Do I have to destroy
that
keiki? Would I go to jail if I sell that keiki?

I'm sure there are some opinions on this topic out there in Orchid Land.

Good Growing,
Gene