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3-3-2009 4:30 PM
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debbyski says:
"He went on to specify how this could happen: direct seed movement by birds, by wind, especially on the prairies, by floods, and through cross-pollination by bees). It doesn’t actually matter how the genetically modified organisms get into an organic farmer’s field or into the fields of a conventional farmer like myself: once there, those seeds and plants become Monsanto’s property.”

It was a very startling decision. The judge also ruled that we were not allowed to use our seeds or plants again and that all the seeds and plants that we had developed over 50 years became the property of Monsanto. The judge also ruled that all the profit from my 1998 canola crop was payable to Monsanto. The judge further ruled that even from the land that had no contamination, all profit would be payable to Monsanto because there was a probability that our seed contained some of Monsanto’s GMOs.
The really worrying thing is how we can lose our rights and freedoms. The contract from Monsanto, take
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3-3-2009 11:11 PM
cakebelly
Beggar's belief; Monsanto have very deep pockets - I expect the judge can look forward to a very comfortable retirement.
3-4-2009 1:39 AM
BartendingBear
Appalling, and only one of many stories about the horrors of Monsanto.
3-4-2009 3:32 AM
Richclips777
WTF? Bushenomics! Probably thrown in somewhere in the Clear Skies Act!
3-4-2009 6:20 AM
tabsey
A bit too obvious to not be corruption. An appeal could be interesting, but again the corporation has the might of money.
3-4-2009 9:04 AM
debbyski
I don't buy any of Monsanto's products.
3-4-2009 10:08 AM
bignosemousie
From Monsanto's own website:

We want to make the world a better place for future generations. Building a better society requires commitment to the places where we operate, to our employees, and to our customers. This commitment is demonstrated both by Monsanto’s approach to human rights and work safety practices, and by the company’s relationship with its communities.
How can they write that with a straight face? I think their goal is to own the agricultural world and it's suing the pants off the communities. Monsanto is more litigious than Scientology, if that's possible.

Debby, is there a way ...
3-4-2009 10:30 AM
murieleileen
Definitely corruption here.
3-4-2009 10:45 AM
debbyski
Here is a link that provides some good information about that BNM:

http://www.patnsteph.net/weblog/?p=963
3-4-2009 9:18 PM
darkduskx
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