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From: "Ware, John" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Saturday, October 09, 2004 10:26 PM
Subject: FW: [Biofuel] Monsanto's royalty grab in Argentina
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The formula seems to be this: focus
on the major cash crops (cotton, soybeans, maize, etc), find an entry
point, contaminate the seed supply
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It seems to me that this contamination of the seed supply is
trespassing.
I say, a farmer who has been saving seeds for years, when his seeds test
positive for some GM marker ought to get some compensation from Mansanto
not be forced to pay royalities. (This is just an opinion, of course.)
Actually it has been the other way around. Monsanto plants their GM crops in
a field next to someone else's and when the GM stuff contaminates Monsanto
has been suing the other guy for theft. As far as I know they have yet to be
successful at it but they have done it.
Monsanto also has gone into Mexico against the wishes of that government and
started planting GM crops. The Mexicans are concerned as organic corns are
a staple and quite the income generator, but with Monsanto's pay-as-you-go
policies it won't be long before all natural crops will be sterile and the
only option will be to pay Monsanto for seed.
Luc
Has anyone tried to put a dent in Monsanto's plan by bringing charges of
trespassing? It certainly seems to be a crime to me. A crime against
humanity.
John Ware
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