2017 Report of the Economic Survey

AIPLA Report of the Economic Survey 2017

Nearly two-thirds (64.4%) reported that there is a strong correlation between the amount at risk in a copyright infringement action and the overall attorney hours required to litigate the action. More than eight in 10 (84.3%) say the total cost of asserting a copyright infringement action is about the same as the total cost of defending such an action. Those that indicate it is not the same reported that the cost of asserting is, on average, 73.6% of the cost of defending such an action.

STRONG CORRELATION BETWEEN AMOUNT AT RISK IN COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT ACTION AND THE OVERALL HOURS REQUIRED TO LITIGATE THE ACTION (P. I-195, Q40B)

Yes 64.4%

No 35.6%

TOTAL COST COMPARISON OF ASSERTING COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT ACTION TO TOTAL COST OF DEFENDING (P. I-196, Q40C)

Cost is About the Same

84.3%

Cost of Asserting Differs from Cost of Defending

15.7%

Average Cost of Asserting as a Percent of the Cost of Defending - 73.6%

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