Reports
Fair Use in the U.S. Economy – 2025 Edition
A range of exceptions to copyright protection under U.S. law, classified here under the broad heading of fair use, sustain companies that represent nearly one-fifth of total U.S. GDP. This study fi...
2025 Survey of Product Impact in the Connected Economy: Artificial Intelligence
The CCIA Research Center's 2025 Survey of Product Impact in the Connected Economy: Artificial Intelligence finds that generative AI is the most rapidly adopted general purpose technology in history...
Costs to U.S. Companies from EU Digital Services Regulation
There has been a dramatic increase in EU regulation of the digital economy from the late 2010s through 2025, and the costs of these regulations to U.S. companies are becoming enormous: up to $97.6 ...
Economic Impact of the Imposition of a Universal Service Fund Obligation on Cloud Services in the United States
A new study finds that a proposal to impose Universal Service fund fees on cloud services would increase cloud prices, drive cost-push inflation, reduce cloud adoption, reduce national GDP, reduce ...
Assessment of the Economic Costs of Imposing Abuse of Dominance Standards in New York State
The imposition of state-level "abuse of dominance" standards like those in the 21st Century Antitrust Act would lead to state-level antitrust policies stricter than federal antitrust standards. For...
Digital Video Piracy Impacts on Sales Overestimated in Key Report
A single paper on digital video copyright infringement has been central to many aggressive claims about the impact of digital piracy to the U.S. film and television industries. This report evaluate...
A New Digital Competition Regime: Insights into Economic Risks
The New Digital Competition Regime proposed by The Australian Government would implement ex ante regulation for designated digital platforms. This report offers policy guidance to decision-makers o...
Omnichannel Retail and E-Commerce Save Consumers Time and Money, and Reduce Emissions
E-commerce and omni-channel retail options have transformed the way consumers shop, offering significant time and fuel savings, as well as environmental advantages. This paper estimates how much ti...
Antitrust Enforcement Over-deters Acquisitions, Squeezing Smaller Startups and Venture Capital Investors
A "process is the punishment" antitrust enforcement regime from mid-2021 through 2024 over-deterred acquisitions, significantly impacting venture-backed startups and venture capital investors. This...
Impacts of Global Digital Service Tax Contagion on the United States
At least a dozen countries have targeted U.S. companies with discriminatory digital services taxes (DSTs), and dozens more are considering DSTs, highlighting global contagion risk. If all foreign j...
