作者: Benjamin K. Sovacool , Björn-Ola Linnér
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摘要: In 2007, Percy Schmeiser, an elderly farmer from Saskatchewan, Canada, unknowingly harvested a crop of canola that contained herbicide-resistant gene patented by one the world’s largest agricultural biotechnology companies, Monsanto.1 Schmeiser claimed had sprouted seeds blown off passing trucks or spread adjacent fields and mistakenly taken root on his farm — meaning he was not liable for patent infringement. Monsanto disagreed, case went all way to Canadian Supreme court, which reached “bizarre” 5–4 decision infringed upon Monsanto’s patents, but any damages.2