[Sca-cooks] NOT OT: genetically engineereed foods

[CorwynWdwd at aol.com]

In a message dated 9/4/2003 12:31:33 PM Eastern Standard Time, 
selene at earthlink.net writes:

> Just some "ferengi weasel" thinking here... You'd think that the Money
> Grubbing Establishment that wants to propogate Genetically Engineered crops
> would do their best to keep their pollen to themselves, rather than letting
> their expensive custom genes get blown around to neighboring farmers for
> free!  Or else try to bill their neighbors for the privilege, asked-for or
> not.  :-/
> 
Actually, if you read the news stories, it's the latter... Some coperate 
lawyer type knocks on your door and tells you you've stolen their pantented 
genetic material and you WILL be sued unless you fork over licencing fees and God 
knows what else....

Don't know if any have been sucessful yet, but if they drag you through 
enough courts (AND they can), they've done what they set out to do, ruin you.

Corwyn

There is only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well please. 
And with it comes the only basic human duty, the duty to take the 
consequences. -- P. J. O'Rourke