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“Fair Use” of Copyrighted Works Contributed $4.7 Trillion to U.S. Economy in 2007, Reports CCIA

This week, the Computer & Communications Industry Association (CCIA) released the report Fair Use in the U.S. Economy (.pdf) concluding that industries that rely on the “fair use” exception in copyright law contributed $4.7 trillion or 16% of the  U.S. gross domestic product in 2007, growing faster than the other sectors of the U.S. economy.  The report credits the fair use of copyrighted works for the success of search engines,… More