Better information on the scope, scale, costs and impacts of counterfeiting and piracy is critical to demonstrating the value of intellectual property to the economy and society more generally. Government leaders and influencers with better information on the value of Intellectual Property (IP) and a better understanding of how counterfeiting and piracy undermine IP, innovation, economic growth and employment are better able to prioritize public policy measures to protect IP and to work against the harms of counterfeiting and piracy.
For this reason, BASCAP has commissioned a number of expert groups to examine the issue and to develop methodologies for estimating the economic and social impacts. No one report or approach will yield a complete diagnosis or provide all the answers, but BASCAP is committed to learning from as many sources of expertise as possible.
Estimating the global economic and social impacts of counterfeiting and piracy, February 2011.
The Impact of Counterfeiting on Governments and Consumers, December 2009.
Building a Digital Economy: The Importance of Saving Jobs in the EU's Creative Industries, March 2010.
The following are other studies that indicate economic impacts:
Report on EU customs enforcement of intellectual property rights, Results at the EU border – 2010, European Commission – Taxation and Customs Union, July 2011.
The True Price of Peer to Peer File-Sharing: Re-examining Don’t blame the P2P file-sharers: the impact of free music downloads on the purchase of music CDs in Canada, Conseil canadien de la propriété intellectuelle / Canadian Intellectual Property Council, February 2011.
China: Intellectual Property Infringement, Indigenous Innovation Policies, and Frameworks for Measuring the Effects on the U.S. Economy, US International Trade Commission, November 2010.
The Economic Benefits of Reducing Software Piracy, BSA, September 2010.
Observations on Efforts to Quantify the Economic Effects of Counterfeit and Pirated Goods, GAO, April 2010.
The Economic Impact of Counterfeiting and Piracy, Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development Update, November 2009.Report on EU Customs Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights, Results at the European Border, 2009.
The True Cost of Copyright Industry Piracy to the U.S. Economy, Institute for Policy Innovation, October 2007.