Law as aggressive protector of private property.
Thanks to Les S. for this:
From slashhdot.org: "A Canadian court has ruled that a farmer growing
genetically modified canola without a license violated Monsanto's patent and
owes damages. Percy Schmeiser claims that the seeds blew onto his farm from
passing seed trucks and from neighboring farms. The court held that
regardless of whether he planted them deliberately or if he merely found
them growing on his farm, it was his responsibility to destroy the seeds and
seedlings or pay royalties. The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation is
carrying the article and the Federal Court of Canada has the full text of
the ruling in PDF form."
full story here:
http://cbc.ca/cgi-bin/templates/view.cgi?/news/2001/03/29/monsanto_schmeiser
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