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s Presentation of David Hirschmann President & CEO, Global IP Center July 27, 2012 Conference of Western Attorneys General (CWAG) Annual Meeting “Protecting Consumers and IP on the Internet”

te CWAG IP Jobs Map

te “IP Creates Jobs for America” Study: IP Creates Jobs for all 50 States CWAG’s 15 Western States = over 12.5 million jobs CWAG’s Associate Members = over 11.6 million jobs IP-intensive industries account for: More than 55 million direct and indirect jobs Over $5 trillion in national gross domestic product More than 74% of total U.S. exports Over 30% higher wagers than the average U.S. wage IP Intensive Industries Support State Jobs

Scale of Digital Theft Annually, rogue websites cost legitimate businesses $135 billion. More than 54 billion visits annually to rogue websites from a study of only 138 sites. Piracy costs federal, state, and local governments a loss of $3 billion in tax revenues.

MarkMonitor, Traffic Report: Online Piracy and Counterfeiting, January 2011.

Products and Industries Targeted by Rogue Sites

Existing Effort Targeting Range of Products

te Educate consumers Enhance existing enforcement efforts U.S. Chamber supports FY13 IP appropriations Business solutions and use of technology Working with State AGs to Protect Consumers and Jobs

Business & IP = JOBS

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