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'Free Basics' Will Take Away More Than Our Right to the Internet

6 pointsby Tsiolkovskyover 9 years ago

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lordCarbonFiberover 9 years ago
Ignoring the FUD that is the rest of the hilariously unsourced article, how long is it going to be before people finally drop the &quot;but my reclaimed seeds&quot; argument? It&#x27;s not done in modern farming[1]; it&#x27;s literally a non issue. Monsanto is certainly no saint, but as far as IP suits go suing the farmer that purposefully stole round-up ready seeds from a neighboring farm (as evident by the fact he turns around and uses the pesticide) is pretty mild as far as things go[2].<p>At least the issue can remain as a litmus test for the amount of BS present in an article.<p>Further reading [1]<a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;gmoanswers.com&#x2F;ask&#x2F;isnt-it-better-farmers-harvest-and-reuse-their-own-seeds" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;gmoanswers.com&#x2F;ask&#x2F;isnt-it-better-farmers-harvest-an...</a> [2] <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.npr.org&#x2F;sections&#x2F;thesalt&#x2F;2012&#x2F;10&#x2F;18&#x2F;163034053&#x2F;top-five-myths-of-genetically-modified-seeds-busted" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.npr.org&#x2F;sections&#x2F;thesalt&#x2F;2012&#x2F;10&#x2F;18&#x2F;163034053&#x2F;top...</a>
ghoshover 9 years ago
Without getting into the merits of the argument, here&#x27;s a heads up on the author www.newyorker.com&#x2F;magazine&#x2F;2014&#x2F;08&#x2F;25&#x2F;seeds-of-doubt