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Wed Feb 20, 2013, 03:07 PM

MynameisBlarney (1,254 posts)

1. I guess

"Justice" Roberts has no concept of how farmers make a living.

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38 replies	Author	Time	Post
Justices skeptical of farmer who planted patented Monsanto seeds [View all]	naaman fletcher	Feb 20	OP
I guess	MynameisBlarney	Feb 20	#1
Ah..."exhaustion doctrine." This case will be an interesting read, no matter how it comes down.	msanthrope	Feb 20	#2
does that apply to a book? nt	DeadEyeDyck	Feb 20	#27
Does what apply to a book? nt	msanthrope	Feb 20	#29
OK, here's the scenario 40 years hence	Kelvin Mace	Feb 20	#3
I would argue that the next generation of seeds has undergone random mutations...	Ian David	Feb 20	#4
The lower courts rejected that argument--	msanthrope	Feb 20	#7
Well, at least my idea was good enough that someone actually tried to use it. n/t	Ian David	Feb 20	#11
Here's a pretty good article on the case....clear delineation of the issues.	msanthrope	Feb 20	#18
Thanks! n/t	Ian David	Feb 20	#34
HA! I'm skeptical of Justices Monsanto planted	Ligyron	Feb 20	#5
Yup, that's how I feel	naaman fletcher	Feb 20	#6
Looks like Bowman didn't buy the seeds from Monsanto--	msanthrope	Feb 20	#19
"An Obama administration lawyer joined sides with Monsanto..."	Poll_Blind	Feb 20	#8
Why wouldn't the Obama administration agree with the lower court's ruling	msanthrope	Feb 20	#14
I am surprised they took the case in the first place	iandhr	Feb 20	#9
Could the farmer feed the seeds to his pigs and then use the feces?	geek tragedy	Feb 20	#10
Let's patent Alito's DNA and claim his children as property. nt	Xipe Totec	Feb 20	#12
Not sure if you know, Justice Roberts was born and bred in Indiana	LittleGirl	Feb 20	#13
if i buy a puppy from a dog breeder, does the dog breeder own all future generations as well?	unblock	Feb 20	#15
Yes-, they can--depending on the type of sale. nt	msanthrope	Feb 20	#16
So what if all the other farmers in the region grew non-Monsanto seed. One farmer grows	OregonBlue	Feb 20	#17
There's the problem with your hypo--the Monsanto farmer cannot sell to the	msanthrope	Feb 20	#20
Ok,	naaman fletcher	Feb 20	#22
Monsanto has the right to recourse against him. Monsanto also has a right of	msanthrope	Feb 20	#23
No, that's not what happened.	OregonBlue	Feb 20	#31
Right--Bowman thought he found a loophole around the patent. He didn't.	msanthrope	Feb 20	#32
Not all the seed was roundup ready. Unless they have a way to prove which are their seeds and which	OregonBlue	Feb 20	#37
No--the seed was about 80% Roundup Ready. That's already established in the facts of the	msanthrope	Feb 20	#38
Seed companies regularly develop and sell seeds that one can store for re-use the next year	riderinthestorm	Feb 20	#21
Well, Monsanto has pretty strict licensing agreements. See, it isn't a typical sale--i.e.	msanthrope	Feb 20	#24
But they are producers of seeds that are being sold like this under the Burpee name	riderinthestorm	Feb 20	#25
The monopoly argument isn't relevant to the patent issue, although it's one that	msanthrope	Feb 20	#28
Monsanto has gone after farmers for inadvertent contamination.	riderinthestorm	Feb 20	#30
Sorry, but the defendant dropped his claim of 'accidental' contamination. Read your link. nt	msanthrope	Feb 20	#33
More nuanced than that.	riderinthestorm	Feb 20	#35
Right--he deliberately used Monsanto's seeds. He should pay for them. nt	msanthrope	Feb 20	#36
The problem is the idea of patenting organisms in the first place	Scootaloo	Feb 20	#26

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