[jiminymcmoogley]

Wouldn't this actually be an argument in favor of seed patents? I've been more or less a complete IP abolitionist for so long now that thinking in IP maxi terms is basically a foreign language to me now, but wouldn't they make the argument that it's necessary to allow protections where the good is A. hard to develop initially and B. easy to reproduce?

[pfdietz]

Exactly. GMO seeds are a best case for patent protection, in the same league as new drugs.