American intellectual property

Michael Pollak mpollak at panix.com
Tue Feb 13 20:35:54 PST 2001


On Tue, 13 Feb 2001, Doug Henwood wrote:


> Depends on what you want to call American IP. If you're including
> Boeing aircraft, Intel processors, and Merck pharmaceuticals, then
> yes, it's a big trade asset. If you're talking Hollywood and pop
> music, they're central to the cultural dimensions of Empire, but
> economically rather minor.

Just out of curiousity, what is the value of exports of movies and pop music compared to those others? Roughly?

Michael

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