Affiliate Joshua Lerner Releases New EU-Focused Cloud Computing Research

Analysis Group affiliate and Harvard Business School Professor Joshua Lerner has released a white paper analyzing the effects of copyright decisions in the European Union on venture capital investment. The research builds on his previous work examining how changes in electronic privacy and copyright policy have affected venture capitalists’ willingness to invest in new technologies.
In “The Impact of Copyright Policy Changes in France and Germany on Venture Capital Investment in Cloud Computing Companies,” Professor Lerner analyzes how copyright decisions in France and Germany affected VC investment in cloud computing in those countries compared to similar investment in other EU countries. The findings suggest that decisions around the scope of copyrights can have significant impacts on investment and innovation. More details here