This study explores the contribution to Australia’s economy of all these industries and compares that with their contribution in other countries. It also examines the balance between the contribution made by the content industries with the contribution of those other industries that rely on limitations and exceptions to copyright.

This report was prepared for the Australian Digital Alliance by John Houghton and Nicholas Gruen, Lateral Economics.

A companion report, Excepting the future, makes the economic case for flexible copyright exceptions and extended safe harbour provisions.