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Re:Potato farmers cry foul as PepsiCo sues them by ukwgz on Thursday April 25, 2019 @01:49PM (#19750687)
Targeting the poor who are breaking the law and intending to profit from it. It's not like there are no other potato varieties in the world. In fact I'm sure regular potato seeds are cheaper than Lay potato seeds.
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Re:Potato farmers cry foul as PepsiCo sues them by AlexandrB on Thursday April 25, 2019 @02:26PM (#19751092)
> It's not like there are no other potato varieties in the world.

Patenting living organisms should not be allowed. It effectively gives a corporation veto power on the reproductive process of a plant or animal by making it illegal to allow that plant or animal to reproduce without permission. This flies in the face of basic biology, evolution, and agricultural practice.

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Re:Potato farmers cry foul as PepsiCo sues them by metalliqaz on Thursday April 25, 2019 @04:16PM (#19752106)
amen
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