Fair Use Economy Represents One-Sixth of U.S. GDP

the Computer and Communications Industry Association Says Fair Use exceptions to U.S. copyright laws are responsible for more than $4.5 trillion in annual revenue for the United States. They say companies benefiting from limitations on copyright-holders’ exclusive rights, such as “fair use” – generate substantial revenue, employ millions of workers, and, in 2006, represented one-sixth of total U.S. GDP.