Despite the lingering worldwide effects of digital piracy, a new report unveiled by the International Intellectual Property Alliance in partnership with Congressional International Anti-Piracy Caucus shows that copyright-based businesses have continued to grow in the US economy despite the recent recession. Workers in the copyright industry also enjoy a pay grade 15 to 27 percent higher than the average American. In comparison, countries that have a significant amount of piracy activity enjoy an increase in revenue. “Core copyright” companies earned as much as $128 billion in foreign markets in 2007; emerging from a recession in 2010, those same companies made $134 billion.

Copyright Industries in the US Economy