That's not Fred's official standpoint. The author is Brad Burnham.
Funny that him being a VC is specific enough to argue your case, yet an official blog post from his company, written by a partner of his, is a little too vague and probably doesn't represent his opinion.
http://www.usv.com/2010/02/software-patents-are-the-problem-...
Of course it is not clear if he lives up to that stance in all cases (http://www.usv.com/investments/) , but I read CPlatypus' statement more as pointing out the structural problem.