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So... A company that has spent millions of dollars developing something is not allowed to patent it?
They have done more than that. They have used their influence to pesuade the World Bank and IMF to refuse to loan money to countries that allow anybody to use a product that is not patented by Monsanto. If Monsanto patents a pig, a country will be required to ban all pigs that are not Monsanto pigs, and if they do not comply, the IMF will not let them participate in any global monetary plans.
They have done more than that. They have used their influence to pesuade the World Bank and IMF to refuse to loan money to countries that allow anybody to use a product that is not patented by Monsanto. If Monsanto patents a pig, a country will be required to ban all pigs that are not Monsanto pigs, and if they do not comply, the IMF will not let them participate in any global monetary plans.
I'd like to see evidence of that.
Monsanto cannot patent pigs. They can, however, patent a particular hybrid of pig that they have developed. In fact, that is very common. Every company patents the products they spend millions of dollars developing. Monsanto (3 years ago) sought a patent for a GENETIC MARKER. They did NOT seek any kind of patent on a pig. That is absurd.
While I'm no fan of Monsanto, I'm bothered by the assumptions made about the company, and they way they've been pictured as Satan incarnate. Too much of the information that rifles through Blogosphere is simply inaccurate. The video in the OP is old, it is inaccurate and it is extremely self-serving. It actually borders on slanderous.
They have done more than that. They have used their influence to pesuade the World Bank and IMF to refuse to loan money to countries that allow anybody to use a product that is not patented by Monsanto. If Monsanto patents a pig, a country will be required to ban all pigs that are not Monsanto pigs, and if they do not comply, the IMF will not let them participate in any global monetary plans.
I've pwned you before when you've posted garbage in the past so here we go again. I'm saying you have a faulty memory and often post "facts" that are nothing more that the blog ramblings of someone in the depths of their 3rd fatty of the night.
So basically, lets see the evidence that Monsanto forces foreing countries to only use their products.
For now, I'm filing this under "making stuff up because you have an irrational hatred".
"Through the patent, Monsanto has garnered monopoly rights over the traditional characteristics of wheat variety. It crossed Nap-Hal, a traditional Indian land race, with other plants that are conventionally bred, not genetically modified. The patent was granted for 13 European countries, Japan, Australia and Canada.
"Monsanto's patent covers biscuits, flour and dough produced from this wheat, as well as the plants themselves. This means that the company could, in future, take legal action not only against farmers and scientists trying to breed wheat varieties with similar genetic traits, but also bakeries, confectioners and supermarkets if they produce or sell biscuits and other foods made from patented wheat."
InfoChange India News & Features development news India - Monsanto patents Indian wheat gene (http://infochangeindia.org/200309152839/Trade-Development/News-Scan/Monsanto-patents-Indian-wheat-gene.html - broken link)
"Through the patent, Monsanto has garnered monopoly rights over the traditional characteristics of wheat variety. It crossed Nap-Hal, a traditional Indian land race, with other plants that are conventionally bred, not genetically modified. The patent was granted for 13 European countries, Japan, Australia and Canada.
"Monsanto's patent covers biscuits, flour and dough produced from this wheat, as well as the plants themselves. This means that the company could, in future, take legal action not only against farmers and scientists trying to breed wheat varieties with similar genetic traits, but also bakeries, confectioners and supermarkets if they produce or sell biscuits and other foods made from patented wheat."
InfoChange India News & Features development news India - Monsanto patents Indian wheat gene (http://infochangeindia.org/200309152839/Trade-Development/News-Scan/Monsanto-patents-Indian-wheat-gene.html - broken link)
I'm sorry, but if you read that article, you'll see that it is absurd.
It's nothing more than conspiracy theory speculation. Yes, Monsanto IS patenting IT'S OWN HYBRIDS. But if you do some research, you'll find that EVERY seed company patents its hybrids.
This is nothing new, and it's nothing unique to Monsanto.
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