LEGAL SUCCESS AGAINST MONSANTO 'GM' SEEDS . . . MONSANTO MUST PAY !

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Thanks much for translating this valuable article from the German version, Wolfram.Charles ...------- WHOOPEE NEWS: . . . PRESS RELEASE . . . LEGAL SUCCESS AGAINST MONSANTO 'GM' SEEDS . . . MONSANTO MUST PAY !Sat, 29 Mar 2008 17:47:50 -0400 (GMT-04:00)"Wolfram Grätz (Engl.: Graetz)" <wolfram1"Wolfram Grätz (Engl.: Graetz)" <wolfram1Percy Schmeiser - CANADA <pressePRESS RELEASE; PLEASE DISTRIBUTE GLOBALLY !TEXT IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE (From the German Original)LEGAL SUCCESS AGAINST MONSANTO 'GM' SEEDS !MONSANTO MUST PAY THE COST FOR CROPCONTAMINATION AND FIELD CLEAN-UP !!!MONSANTO WILL - FROM NOW ON - BE VERY VERY BUSY . . .RUNNING AFTER THEIR OWN "GM" TRASH . . .AND CLEANING UP HUGE NEIGHBORING FIELDS !------The web address of this text is: <http://www.German-University.org/INDEX-03__000.html#01>------PRESS RELEASE --Press statement 19 March 2008Percy Schmeiser – CanadaPercy Schmeiser of Canada receives compensation from Monsanto.Monsanto accepted full responsibility for genetic contamination.Today (March 19, 2008), in an out-of-court agreement (settlement)between Percy Schmeiser and Monsanto - the sole responsibility forthe genetic contamination of Schmeiser's RWS fields was acceptedby Monsanto.In an earlier court case, the highest Court of Justice of Canada hadrecognized the legal standard of the patent protection to TransgeneMonsanto's, and this same high Court had at the same time transferredthe fundamental question about the legality to issue a patent about"life and forms of life" to the Canadian parliament for re-valuation. Inaccordance to earlier valid legal norms is the owner of the patent on acertain gene also the owner of the respective harvest. Concerning theparliament with this gene-patent-affair is still pending.Since Schmeiser could prove at that time that he has never usedgenetically changed seeds of Monsanto nor the Total-herbicideRoundup Ready belonging to the Monsanto GM seeds, and he hadno advantages from the pollution and contamination of his harvest,he was acquitted for compensation demands by Monsanto.In the year 2005 Schmeiser found again Monsanto GM Rape plants(Canola Rape plants (L.: Brassica napus) on his fields. He informedMonsanto and requested that the company removes the plants.Monsanto confirmed Schmeiser in writing that it concerns RoundupReady raps which is the property of Monsanto. Referring to theexisting judgment that the owner of a plant is also liable for plantcontamination damages, Schmeiser ordered to remove these plantsprofessionally and forwarded the removal cost invoice to Monsanto.In earlier attempts to settlement out of court, Monsanto was notwilling to pay the removal cost in the amount of 660$ -- Schmeisersubsequently sued the company.Monsanto would have paid for the contamination damage, but onlyunder the special condition that Schmeiser would have signed a"gag agreement" to be silent over the damage case, which would havebared and voided the Right for him and/or his wife for the remainderof their life to ever speak about the case publicly or to ever againsue Monsanto for contamination of its harvest in the future beforeany court.Schmeiser rejected.The demands raised by Monsanto are totally immoral.When the judge ask Monsanto why it has not simply paid the lowamount of 660$, Monsanto-lawyer Richard W. Danyliuk answered,that there is a lot more involved than just $660.One hour before the March 19. 2008 scheduled court hearing acceptedMonsanto all demands of Percy Schmeiser and accepted its responsibilityfor the contamination on Schmeiser's [crop] fields.Monsanto not only paid for the damage, but accepted also, that Schmeisernow reports and informs the public about the entire history of this caseand to publicly express his opinion and position about this case.The acceptance of responsibility by Monsanto, as the owner of the patentedTransgene, for the contamination of neighboring fields - opens now forfarmers on the entire planet the proper way for compensation demands atMonsanto.ADDITIONAL SOURCES: <http://www.percy-schmeiser-on-tour.org> and<http://www.percyschmeiser.com>Interviews:Percy Schmeiser, Canada: 001-306 369 25 20 (in English) V.i.S.d.P.:Jürgen Binder, Deutschland: 0049-170 185 74 24 (in Deutsch)19.03.2008presse[