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The trade group, Computer & Communications Industry Association, in a follow-up to its 2007 report, asks: "What contribution is made to our economy by industries that depend on the limitations to copyright protection when engaged in commerce?" For the year 2007, the fair-use economy accounted for $4.7 trillion in revenue (.pdf) and $2.2 trillion in value added, roughly one-sixth the total gross domestic product of the United States, according to the study. The fair-use economy also employed more than 17 million people with a $1.2 trillion payroll.