Comment Why can't the farmers sue Monsanto instead? (Score 1) 414
I realize that big money is behind Monsanto, but, in principle, shouldn't the farmers who plant non-Monsanto Canola be able to sue when they find their seeds cross-pollinated with GM Canola? It seems to reason that it's one thing if a farmer is cultivating the licensed product, violating Monsanto's patent rights (under current patent laws), and quite another if Monsanto is polluting the farmer's seed base. I would think it only is fair that Monsanto would have to replace their contaminated seeds with non-GM seeds of the same variety the farmer planted, or at least provide the farmer with a waiver to grow canola from his own seed as an alternative, if the farmer feels he wants to grow the cross-pollinated stuff.