Patented Seeds

rhh writes: "Seeds and plants grown from seeds are now patentable. Yesterday the US Supreme Court ruled that seeds and seed grown plants can be covered by patents. This is a major victory for companies such as DuPont, Monsanto and others that develop new crop varieties. In J.E.M. AG supply, Inc., DBA Farm Advantage, Inc., et al. v. Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc. farmers had sued saying that patents drove the price of seed up. A PDF of the Court's opinion can be found here."

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Re:So?

[zpengo]

Whether something is living or dead is irrelevant. If it is created by someone's effort, thought, and money, they have a right to patent it. Personally, I believe that parents should be able to patent their children, and children should be able to patent mud pies.