Re: Copyright & The New World Economic Order

On Fri, 30 Jul 1999, Albert Henderson <noblestation[_at_]compuserve.com> wrote:
>
> COPYRIGHT INDUSTRIES IN THE U.S. ECONOMY indicates $278 billion
> in value added in 1996 by the core group including motion pictures,
> computer software, music and recording and publishing industries.
> Adding the distribution of these products, the contribution to GDP
> was 5.68% or $434 billion. [Press release Feb 16, 1999. International
> Intellectual Property Alliance]
>
> Piracy was estimated at $12.4 billion outside the U.S.
>
> They are working on it.
>
> I wouldn't worry.

Would it be reasonable to express the 278 billion as one economic measure of the U.S. government subsidy designed to increase the flow of knowledge?

If so, the reasonable questions are (1) is it the right amount and (2) was it directed to the right people?

Regards,
John Lederer
<johnl[_at_]ibm.net> Received on Sat Jul 31 1999 - 14:55:28 GMT