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From Smith's statement: "“The problem of online piracy is too big to ignore. American intellectual property industries provide 19 million high-paying jobs and
by akmiller 15y ago
From Smith's statement:
"“The problem of online piracy is too big to ignore. American intellectual property industries provide 19 million high-paying jobs and account for more than 60% of U.S. exports. The theft of America’s intellectual property costs the U.S. economy more than $100 billion annually and results in the loss of thousands of American jobs."
I would really love to see him break those numbers down and describe how they got to those exact numbers. Many of the politicians are throwing some big numbers around so surely they have some type of formula that led them to that result. If anyone here has any idea please let me know!
- eru 15y agoPerhaps they are just copying from each other?
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