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Re:“Open Source” Seeds Loosen Big Ag’s Grip on Farmers by tarotuser on Friday February 10, 2023 @11:27AM (#34741826)
This is another case where patent law superseded physical trespass and pollution/littering laws.

Monsanto should have paid the farmer for polluting the farmer's field ALONG WITH being required to remove all Monsanto-owned plants. And if that means roundup-ing the whole field, paying for all damages treble, and then removing the living plants, so be it.

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Re:“Open Source” Seeds Loosen Big Ag’s Grip on Farmers by pfdietz on Friday February 10, 2023 @06:38PM (#34747584)
But no harm was done to the farmer, had the farmer not himself performed an act showing he was violating the patent. So, Monsanto didn't owe the farmer anything. The farmer had "unclean hands".
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