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Article #3847Re: Wow! Stupid or What?! GM Threat
From: Steve Withers
Date: Wed, 04 Apr 2001 08:20
Date: Wed, 04 Apr 2001 08:20
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John Cawston wrote: > > Annemarie wrote: > > > I wonder if the farmers could sue Monsanto for contaminating their un GM > > modified crops, so another words instead of just trying to defend the case > > come in with a countersuit (cripes how do you spell that?) > > If it was a certified organic farmer especially I think they could have a > > good case. > > First. The Court accepted that the farmer had saved seed he brought from > Monsanto in 1997, stored it and later sowed it in defiance of patent. It was a > case of theft. > > The Court established clearly that this was the case and that accidental > pollination was a specious excuse. > > An open and shut case. > > JC Thanks....none of that was mentioned in the news story. Steve -- Regards, Steve Withers swithers@paradise.net.nz Registered Linux user #24688 http://counter.li.org "First, they ignore you. Then they laugh at you. Then they fight you. Then you win." Mahatma Ghandi
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