Gregnews: US report proves EP lies

Gregnews now finds it necessary to quote every report that uses the
term "information technology" as a proof that software is a "field
of technology" in the TRIPs sense and must be patented.  The following
one rants against "lies" of the European Parliament, based on the sole
"evidence" that a new US report mentions the word "information technology",
if I understand correctly.


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    -  U.S. COMMISSION REPORTS "COMPUTATIONAL SCIENCE" A KEY TECHNOLOGY

"Computational science" as a KEY technology - TO BE PATENTED.  How about
someone passing out copies of the following report to every member of the
European Parliament?  Expose them to some real science and engineering.
A newsitem from the American Chemical Society's Chemical Engineering News.

COMPUTATIONAL SCIENCE LABELED KEY TECHNOLOGY 
http://www.nitrd.gov/pitac/reports/20050609_computational/computational.pdf

    Computational science is a key technology field of the 21st century
    because it allows researchers to study complex phenomena and processes
    that are experimentally difficult to characterize, according to a
    President's Information Technology Advisory Committee report.

    "Computational science -- the use of advanced computing capabilities
    to understand and solve complex problems -- is now critical to
    scientific leadership, economic competitiveness, and national
    security," said John H. Marburger III, director of the White House
    Office of Science & Technology Policy, in announcing the report.

    The report urges federal R&D agencies and universities to work together
    to make changes to education and research structures that promote
    collaborative efforts in this area. Among the report's other
    recommendations are for the government to do a fast-track study to
    find ways to support advances in computational sciences in federal
    R&D, to develop a multidecade plan for computational science
    progress, and to support long-term repositories for computational
    science data and software.

ALL SOFTWARE IS TECHNOLOGY.  AFTER ALL, ALL HARDWARE IS TECHNOLOGY.
All idea, process, method, system, structure - to be patented. Stop
the other lies.

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