@[email protected] to [email protected]English • 1 year agoCurrent state of EU legislation on crop breeding (from @methylcytosine on X)lemmy.mlimagemessage-square58fedilinkarrow-up1277
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minus-squareTar_AlcaranlinkfedilinkEnglish4•1 year agoWait, do you think non-gmo variants don’t have IP laws applied to them?
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish2•1 year agoNo, unfortunately it does. GMO crops could make this even worse because they may pass their genes to wild plants through gene flow. The ‘owner’ of that gene could then require a licensing deal for the use of these plants as well.
Wait, do you think non-gmo variants don’t have IP laws applied to them?
No, unfortunately it does. GMO crops could make this even worse because they may pass their genes to wild plants through gene flow. The ‘owner’ of that gene could then require a licensing deal for the use of these plants as well.