ProbablyBaysean@lemmy.catoCanada@lemmy.ca•Feds look to limit farmers' ancient practice of saving seed
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2 months agoStep 1: protect the IP protected seed genomes
Step 2: sue the crap out of people growing those types of plants who arent paying you.
Step 3: increase the price now that you have a monopoly on that kind of seeds
Source: Monsanto and soy beans
Different take: seed genome is like a MP3. Piracy (illegal copying) is enforced based on IP. Seeds doing it “naturally on a farm” just means that you have grounds to sue the farmer for not stopping illegal copying.