Study: Fair Use Drives Large Part of US Economy

angry tapir writes "Industries that rely on fair use exceptions to U.S. copyright law have weathered the recent slow economy better than other businesses, according to a new study released by a tech trade group. The fair use industries, including consumer device makers, software developers, search engines and news organizations, had US$4.5 trillion in revenue in 2009, up from $3.4 trillion in 2002, according to the study, commissioned by the Computer and Communications Industry (CCIA) Association. Fair use businesses make up about 17 percent of the U.S. gross domestic product, according to the study. The study shows the importance of fair use exceptions in copyright law, said Ed Black, CCIA's president and CEO."

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Some Comic Irony from RTFA

[eldavojohn]

Appreciated - thank you.

Anytime! On a side note, I would also like to relay the comic irony I discovered in trying to copy/paste those snippets to you from the PDF report (Adobe's Reader). When I try to copy/paste "Other Information Services industry (NAICS 519)" instead I get:

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I assume this is to prevent people from easily reusing or finding via search engine this free report extolling the benefits of limiting copyright. I wish I could have shared more with you but I had to retype everything by hand.