As soon as farmers plant the transgenic crops, they freely produce pollen to reproduce and may cross-pollinate with similar species on neighboring cropland.The seed produced by this cross-pollination may retain some of the transgenic DNA.Seed companies have made the case that any plant containing genetic material engineered in their laboratories remains the property of the corporations.In some instances,this issue has led to lawsuits, in which corporations sue neighboring farmers for piracy or stealing of their intellectual property, when in reality, it was just blowing in the wind!