Currently, large seed manufacturers of Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) are able to sue farmers for copyright infringement if their fields become contaminated with GMO traits, even if such contamination was unintentional and unpreventable. For Organic growers, this contamination can do irreparable damage to business, as no GMOs are allowed in Organic produce. Allowing seed manufacturers to sue for transmission via natural pollination further exacerbates this problem for the small, non-GMO grower. Contamination without expressed consent is, by extension, rape of the fields in question, and should be treated as such in the court of law. Farmers deserve the ability to sue seed companies for damages created by contamination, not the other way around.



