Z:gnu-www-ja-words-to-avoid--aab849-The term =26ldquo;industry=26rdquo/en

The term &ldquo;industry&rdquo; is being used as propaganda by advocates of software patents. They call software development &ldquo;industry&rdquo; and then try to argue that this means it should be subject to patent monopolies.  The European Parliament, rejecting software patents in 2003, voted to define &ldquo;industry&rdquo; as &ldquo;automated production of material goods.&rdquo;