Conservatives should not cheer for piracy on intellectual property, the same as someone else trying to steal others’ labor.
Also my observation: Monsanto may have won this case, but they already have lost a huge battle in PR.
It does, but more tangentially than directly.
Conservatives should not cheer for piracy on intellectual property, the same as someone else trying to steal others labor.
This wasn't piracy; it did not occur on the seas. This was not theft of intellectual property, the results of it perhaps, but not the property itself -- but it was not theft at all, he made a legal purchase. Moreover, it wasn't even a violation of his contract with them -- he did not keep the seed; if they wanted to prevent something like this from happening they would have also included a "you can't sell this to the general public"- or "anyone you sell this to has to sign a copy of this contract"-type clause.
I'm sorry, but they were in the wrong; the guy found a perfectly legitimate, legal (and lawful, he broke no law) loophole.
Also my observation: Monsanto may have won this case, but they already have lost a huge battle in PR.
I have to ask if that even matters; Congress has horrid PR -- like the lowest ever -- and yet they're still allowed to conduct business as usual.