U.S. Copyright Industry Generated $1.1 Trillion Revenue in 2013, Says IIPA

Copyright industries in the U.S. produced $1.1 trillion revenue in 2013, said a report released Wednesday by the International Intellectual Property Alliance. Copyright revenue was 6.71 percent of the U.S. economy overall in 2013, it said. “Core” copyright industries employed almost 5.5 million people, more than 4 percent of the U.S. workforce, said IIPA. The average earnings of those employees were 34 percent higher than other U.S. workers, it said.