Culture is future » Financing and economic models

11.01.2011

DEBATES 2011 - Intellectual property - Fair use economy in the United States

A Computer & Communication Industry Association study has been conducted to analyze the economic importance of fair use and others exception to copyright. With 2008 and 2009 datas, the Thomas Rogers & Andrew Szamosszegi report, Fair Use in the US Economy : Economic Contribution of Industries Relying on Fair Use - CCIA : 2011 shows that this flexible limitations allow industries to bring in revenues in the creative sector.

According to the study, in spite of the economic crisis, fair use industries has remained secure, their growth has outpaced overall economic growth. Fair use industries generated $4.6 trillion in 2008 and 2009, which represents a 35% increase over 2002, mainly in the digital publishing, e-commerce and broadcasting and research portals. Moreover, exports of goods and services of fair use industries increased by 64% between 2002 and 2008, bolstering the American trade. Lastly, the study underlines the importance of fair use industries in the United States, as it represents almost 17% of the GDP in 2008 and 2009 and employs one worker out of eight.

To go further

Presentation of the study

The study

On the same subjet

Film Funding Systems in Europe

Artists take over their rights

Who is the society of audiovisual authors?

Agreement between Baidu and Majors

Apple, a patent to prevent from filming concerts

Graduated response in Great Britain, the USA and New Zealand

Germany and copyright, a new law?

Always Further - The future of digital culture is in copyright