According to 2007 report by IIPA, "core copyright industries" (books, newspapers, motion pictures, recorded music, TV broadcasting, computer software) comprised 6% share to the US GDP in 2006.

Also, in 2006-2007, the core copyright industries contributed 22.74% of the real growth achieved for the U.S. economy as a whole.

Core copyright industries is one of the major US exports – 127 Bln in 2007 (growth about 8% comparing to 2006). It is more than the foreign sales of aircraft (96 Bln), automobiles (56 Bln), agricultural products (48 Bln), food (40 Bln) and pharmaceuticals (27 Bln).

Core copyright industries employ more than 4% of the US workforce.
According to IIPA data the total share of computer software in overall exports in 2007 was about 72% (91 Bln), after that goes Motion Pictures, TV, Video (20 Bln), and only then music (7 Bln or 5%).

This shows that the main game-changer in the industry will actually be the software companies. If they accept the model, everyone else will have to follow.

Product placement, post-sale service, community support, recommendation service and infrastructure will be the main sources of revenue for these companies in the future.

According to IIPA data the total share of computer software in overall exports in 2007 was about 72% (91 Bln), after that goes Motion Pictures, TV, Video (20 Bln), and only then music (7 Bln or 5%).

This shows that the main game-changer in the industry will actually be the software companies. If they accept the model, everyone else will have to follow.

Product placement, post-sale service, community support, recommendation service and infrastructure will be the main sources of revenue for these companies in the future.

According to 2007 report by IIPA, "core copyright industries" (books, newspapers, motion pictures, recorded music, TV broadcasting, computer software) comprised 6% share to the US GDP in 2006.

Also, in 2006-2007, the core copyright industries contributed 22.74% of the real growth achieved for the U.S. economy as a whole.

Core copyright industries is one of the major US exports – 127 Bln in 2007 (growth about 8% comparing to 2006). It is more than the foreign sales of aircraft (96 Bln), automobiles (56 Bln), agricultural products (48 Bln), food (40 Bln) and pharmaceuticals (27 Bln).

Core copyright industries employ more than 4% of the US workforce.