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Re:Block on GM rice ‘has cost millions of lives and led to c... by mcv on Monday October 28, 2019 @11:37AM (#21377894)
That works when you're a rich and powerful country, but not so much when more powerful countries are willing to inflict economic sanctions on you for disrespecting the IP of their corporations.
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Re:Block on GM rice ‘has cost millions of lives and led to c... by ClumsyPilot on Monday October 28, 2019 @03:35PM (#21380684)
IP is not enshrined in a UN charter and is not a human right. There is no reason to believe every country should respect it.

Using it as a cause to impose sanctions would be highly illegal.

Combined with the blowback you'd get for imposing sanctions on Somalia for trying to feed kids, I don't think it's a realistic possibility.

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