Copyright Facts for the State of Florida

Jobs
- The motion picture and television industry supported 29,841 direct jobs and 10,349 production-related jobs.
- The software industry supported 119,719 direct jobs and supported 213,614 in total.
- Local television supported 111,800 jobs.
- Local radio supported 54,750 jobs.
- The app economy supported 220,340 jobs in the computing workforce.
Wages
- $1.85 billion in wages generated from the motion picture and television industry.
- $308.43 million earned by new media and internet creators
- In the local app economy, the average computing salary is $82,812.

State Economic Impact
- Local software industry contributed $19.21 billion to U.S. GDP.
- Local television contributed $52.04 billion to U.S. GDP.
- Local radio contributed $25 billion to U.S. GDP.
- Flordia’s music industry contributes $7 billion to U.S. GDP.

U.S. Copyright Registrations [2011-2017]
- Total Registrations: 196,776
  - Visual Arts: 31,786
  - Performing Arts: 41,837
  - Sound Recordings: 36,644
  - Literary Works: 86,509

Creative Community By The Numbers
- 96 video gaming companies
- 18,925 music publishers and 75,375 songwriters
- 462 local commercial radio stations
- 78 local commercial television stations
- 183 newspaper publications
- 13,140 graphic designers
- 4,040 photographers

Creative Spotlight
- Notable creators who hail from the state of Florida:
  - Ariana Grande, singer
  - Pitbull, rapper
  - Norman Reedus, actor
  - Jim Morrison, singer/songwriter
  - Zora Neale Hurston, writer
  - Ariel Martin, Vlogger/Influencer

The top 5 daily Florida newspapers by circulation are Tampa Bay Times, Orlando Sentinel, Sun Sentinel, Miami Herald, and Tampa Tribune.
Home Shopping Network, the television network, is headquartered in St. Petersburg.
Telemundo, the television network, is headquartered in Miami.
Creature From the Black Lagoon, The Shining, Edward Scissorhands, and Magic Mike were filmed here.