[Sgt_Schultze]

What happens to ownership of plants that are used for seed after being cross pollinated by bees or wind? Does Monsanto own the new variant too?

[Theoria]

The implications of 'heritage' vegetables being 'contaminated' and/or altered by the GMO products have not yet been thought out.

I doubt the Courts would rule in favor for the farmers in that situation against a Monsanto or other.

[Still Thinking]

What happens to ownership of plants that are used for seed after being cross pollinated by bees or wind? Does Monsanto own the new variant too?

They think they do. I believe I've heard of cases where farmers planted non-Monsanto crops which then became cross pollinated with Monsanto crops planted nearby, and they claimed he owed them something, even though he did nothing to obtain their proprietary genes. They should either sue the bees, or else stop planting stuff they don't want in the public domain under the sky that belongs to everyone.

[acapesket]

Why would they want own genetically altered and dead bees? As for the wind that’s just a plus in the population control game!

[muir_redwoods]

I learned once that the essence of ownership is control. If monsanto wants to assert ownership for a gene it cannot control in the environment then some new bit of legal reasoning or text needs to be developed.

[VRW Conspirator]

What happens to ownership of plants that are used for seed after being cross pollinated by bees or wind? Does Monsanto own the new variant too?

Monsanto will get custody every other weekend and two weeks in summer.

[Mr. Lucky]

Soy beans aren’t cross pollinated by bees or wind.

[Carriage Hill]

Clover honey just went up 1,000% in price.