Subject: Re: [permaculture] Fw: The fennel flower (Nestlé is claiming to own it)
Date: Mon, 16 Dec 2013 12:26:19 -0500
On Mon, Dec 16, 2013 at 12:21 PM, John D'hondt <dhondt@eircom.net> wrote:
> One more step along a very slippery slope. If Nestlé gets away with this we
> can expect a deluge of more such patents. What is to stop corporations from
> patenting kale or potatoes or even rye grass?
>
> A sign of the impossible times we are in and much at the same level as
> calling people who install solar panels "Freeloaders" and those who collect
> rain water criminals.
> John
>
All....unbelievable......but as you say signs of the times we are in