The report , " The True Cost of Copyright Industry Piracy to the U.S. Economy , " sheds light on the injuries from copyright piracy to the national economy as a whole , not just to U.S. copyright producers and industries . -- The U.S. government loses at least $ 2.6 billion in tax revenues , including $ 1.8 billion in personal income tax and $ 800 million in lost corporate income and production taxes .