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Re:Monsanto Seed Patent Case Gets U.S. Supreme Court Review by alpatters on Tuesday October 09, 2012 @12:02PM (#4632280)
If Monsanto want their patent to cover future generations of seeds derived from a Monsanto seed. Would they also claim liability if one of those generations had a mutation that caused the plant to be toxic and kill people?
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Re:Monsanto Seed Patent Case Gets U.S. Supreme Court Review by talmand on Tuesday October 09, 2012 @12:33PM (#4632459)
Of course not, that's easy, they would fight all accusations of liability in that case. The banning of GM crops is already starting around the world and I'm sure companies are fighting this "unfair characterization" of their product.
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Re:Monsanto Seed Patent Case Gets U.S. Supreme Court Review by sjwright on Tuesday October 09, 2012 @12:39PM (#4632500)
No, they would sue the people who are dying, because they would be illegally benefiting from Monsanto's product without paying for it.
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