Fair Use in the U.S. Economy - Economic Contribution of Industries Relying on Fair Use, September 2007 (45 pages, PDF)
Numerous studies have promoted the first half of the copyright equation – the value of copyrighted works, sometimes referred to as the “Copyright Economy” – but have overlooked the second part: the value that the U.S. economy derives from the limits that the Constitution, Congress, and the courts have placed on the rights of copyright holders like ourselves. This study seeks to ascertain the extent of this “Fair Use Economy.”