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Comment by JumpCrisscross

> Patents on food crops, even genetically engineered ones, are evil

Eh, I'd say it's fair to give them a short window of patent protection. Say 20 years, akin to pharmaceuticals.

The only exception should be if the protected variety has a monopoly. Then it immediately loses patent protection.

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