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Re:Block on GM rice ‘has cost millions of lives and led to c... by henryaj on Monday October 28, 2019 @06:00AM (#21375582)
From the first paragraph of that article:

"The Golden Rice Humanitarian Board [has] the right to sublicense breeding institutions in developing countries free of charge."

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Re:Block on GM rice ‘has cost millions of lives and led to c... by wwarner on Monday October 28, 2019 @09:57AM (#21376998)
Free of charge is not freedom. If I were a farmer, or a nation of farmers, I would want the source code.
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Re:Block on GM rice ‘has cost millions of lives and led to c... by Avamander on Tuesday October 29, 2019 @04:23AM (#21385085)
Not that I like it but to be fair you don't get the genome of any seed you buy.
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Re:Block on GM rice ‘has cost millions of lives and led to c... by josefx on Monday October 28, 2019 @07:07AM (#21375882)
From later in the article:

> This contribution was based on the understanding that Syngenta would retain commercial exclusivity for the technology, including large agricultural setups in developing countries.

The sub licensing agreement has several hooks to ensure that.

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