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Monsanto Plant Patent Case Winds On

Posted by michael on from the blowing-in-the-wind dept.

srw writes "A follow-up to a slashdot story from two years ago: The Supreme Court of Canada is willing to hear the case of Percy Schmeiser -- a Saskatchewan farmer accused of violating Monsanto's IP by growing their patented canola. This article contains more background."

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  1. Obviously a frame-up by Caractacus+Potts · · Score: 4, Funny

    Clearly, they planted the evidence...

    1. Re:Obviously a frame-up by infoape · · Score: 5, Funny

      perhaps there was a mole

  2. The problem with a plant patent by zakezuke · · Score: 5, Funny

    You grow a plant in a field... plant grows...

    Plants produce seeds, which get carried off by

    1. Wind
    2. Animals
    3. Vehicels

    then reproduce into other plants.

    The answer is obvious

    Sue the
    Wind for illegal distrubution of IP
    The animals for illegal distrubution of IP
    The vehicel manufactor for creating a safe harbor for the distrubution of IP
    Sue the plants them selves for reproducing without a license.

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    There is no sanctuary. There is no sanctuary. SHUT UP! There is no shut up. There is no shut up.