I said it: They could sue the farmer for $$$, since it is patent-theft.
And contamination is easier than you might think. I remember reading
last year or so that GM genes had contaminated most of the cornstocks
(heirloom and otherwise) of Mexico- despite the fact that the nearest
sources of the genes were dozens and dozens of miles away and very few
in number.
~Maru
Gary Nunn wrote:
....
I am wondering what exactly they would (or could) do in cases of cross
pollination? Granted it is difficult to do this by accident, but it does
happen in adjoining fields occasionally. Suppose Field A is next to Field B
and cross pollination occurs and contaminates the non genetically altered
crops giving the non altered crops characteristics of the altered crops.
Would (or could) the seed manufacturer then demand payment? Slippery slope.
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