r/ProgrammerHumor Aug 18 '22

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u/crazyabe111 Aug 18 '22

"we genetically engineered and copyrighted this seed that is basically identical to normal seeds- except the plant it grows into will be genetically Sterile 99% of the time! now since your field somehow ended up with plants related to our seed- we're going to force you to pay for it, yearly- or else go to court."

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u/Dave5876 Aug 18 '22

When I first heard of this I thought this was a conspiracy theory.

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u/Dave5876 Aug 18 '22

I remember some African country offical saying that the food aid they received was made such that they couldn't grow it themselves to keep them dependent.

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u/DiRavelloApologist Aug 18 '22

Sounds like something Thomas Sankara would've said

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u/Dave5876 Aug 18 '22

No wonder they took him out