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tptacektoday at 4:00 AM3 repliesview on HN

These stories have all basically been debunked. Monsanto did sue farmers. But they did so in cases where they had evidence that those farmers were not only planting IP-encumbered seeds, but also spraying them with Roundup. You can't do that accidentally: if your seeds aren't genetically modified, Roundup kills your crop.


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free_biptoday at 4:11 AM

The entire concept of IP-encumbered seeds is cruel and dangerous.

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Veservtoday at 5:11 AM

Yep. Here is another comment of mine where I breakdown one of the most famous examples:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46176059

And another comment where I discuss another example and their legally binding declaration to not sue over accidental contamination:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45725426

qmrtoday at 4:44 AM

"IP-encumbered seeds" is a wild phrase.