[Discuss] innovation is way more complicated than just IP legislation

[Matt Maier]

http://www.project-disco.org/intellectual-property/102114-how-we-got-to-now-not-just-with-ip/
"Isaacson and Johnson certainly are not suggesting that intellectual
property protection is antithetical to innovation. But they believe that
the historical record demonstrates that intellectual property is part of a
much more complex innovation dynamic involving government intervention and
networks of collaboration, which can be adversely affected by
over-protection. As Congress considers changes to our intellectual property
laws, it would be well-advised to read these books and remember that
intellectual property is not the be-all and end-all of innovation policy.
Government involvement in the form of research funding and antitrust
enforcement, as well as the encouragement of collaborative networks, are
also critical. The Administration is already taking some steps in the right
direction. It supports increased research funding both for government labs
and research universities. Its expansion of public access
<http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2013/02/22/expanding-public-access-results-federally-funded-research>
to the results of federally funded research will increase collaborative
innovation"

Jonathan Band's article references the book (and PBS series) How We Got To
Now: Six Innovations That Made The Modern World by Steven Johnson and The
Innovators: How A Group Of Hackers, Geniuses, And Geeks Created The Digital
Revolution by Walter Isaacson. "Both books place great emphasis on
collaborative innovation. And both books place significantly less weight on
intellectual property protection than policymakers in Washington"
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