A research programme into intellectual property and its value to the British economy has been unveiled by Intellectual Property Minister Baroness Wilcox. The research programme is designed to improve understanding of intellectual property and its economic value and includes an assessment of the role intellectual property plays in the knowledge economy. The programme will tackle core questions related to policy issues including "How big is investment in the copyright economy, who earns what from it and how are value chains affected by digital media?" Further details of the research can be found on the Intellectual Property Office website at - http://www.ipo.gov.uk/iporesearch-20100824.pdf.