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6101 <br />CABARRUS <br />ECONOMIC D E V E L O P M E N T <br />Information — NAICS 51 (cont.) <br />Information <br />% of Total Emp in Cabarrus, NC <br />1200 <br />1000 <br />800 <br />600 <br />400 <br />200 <br />2.0000 1.7549 <br />1.5000 <br />1.1500 <br />451 1.0000 <br />0.5000 <br />0.0000 <br />0.9372 <br />0.7079 <br />2Q2000 2Q2004 2Q2008 2Q2012 2Q2000 2Q2004 2Q2008 2Q2012 <br />The unique characteristics of information and cultural products, and of the processes involved in their <br />production and distribution, distinguish the Information sector from the goods - producing and service - <br />producing sectors. Some of these characteristics are: <br />1. Unlike traditional goods, an "information or cultural product," such as a newspaper on -line or television <br />program, does not necessarily have tangible qualities, nor is it necessarily associated with a particular <br />form. A movie can be shown at a movie theater, on a television broadcast, through video -on- demand or <br />rented at a local video store. A sound recording can be aired on radio, embedded in multimedia products, <br />or sold at a record store. <br />2. Unlike traditional services, the delivery of these products does not require direct contact between the <br />supplier and the consumer. <br />3. The value of these products to the consumer lies in their informational, educational, cultural, or <br />entertainment content, not in the format in which they are distributed. Most of these products are <br />protected from unlawful reproduction by copyright laws. <br />4. The intangible property aspect of information and cultural products makes the processes involved in <br />their production and distribution very different from goods and services. Only those possessing the rights <br />to these works are authorized to reproduce, alter, improve, and distribute them. Acquiring and using these <br />rights often involves significant costs. In addition, technology is revolutionizing the distribution of these <br />products. It is possible to distribute them in a physical form, via broadcast, or on -line. <br />Cabarrus Economic Development 3003 Dale Earnhardt Boulevard, Kannapolis, NC 28083 USA <br />704.782.4000 1 CabarrusEDC.com I FaceBook.com /CabarrusEDC I Twitter.com /CabarrusEDC <br />INTF.YNATIONAI. FCONOMIC. <br />OFYHI PMENT(''MINCII. <br />1 -3 Page 327 <br />Information <br />Total Emp in Cabarrus, NC <br />