Copyright Facts for the State of Indiana

Jobs
- The motion picture and television industry supported 7,018 direct jobs and 1,493 production-related jobs.
- The software industry supported 36,080 direct jobs and 58,274 jobs in total.
- Local television supported 27,560 jobs.
- Local radio supported 18,870 jobs.
- The app economy supported 61,090 jobs in the computing workforce.
Wages
- $241.06 million in wages generated from the motion picture and television industry
- $71.87 million earned by new media and internet creators
- In the local app economy, the average computing salary is $79,041.

State Economic Impact
- Local software industry contributed $4.717 billion to U.S. GDP.
- Local television contributed $13.08 billion to U.S. GDP.
- Local radio contributed $8.92 billion to U.S. GDP.

U.S. Copyright Registrations [2011-2017]
- Total Registrations: 33,976
  - Visual Arts: 4,030
  - Performing Arts: 4,832
  - Sound Recordings: 6,292
  - Literary Works: 18,822

Creative Community By the Numbers
- 17 video gaming companies
- 3,414 music publishers and 15,059 songwriters
- 239 local commercial radio stations
- 31 local commercial television stations
- 119 newspaper publications
- 3,950 graphic designers
- 770 photographers

Creative Spotlight
- Notable creators who hail from the state of Indiana:
  - Michael Jackson, singer/songwriter
  - Axl Rose, singer/songwriter
  - James Dean, actor
  - Jerry Scott, cartoonist
  - Joshua Bell, violinist
- The top 5 Indiana daily newspapers by circulation are The Indianapolis Star, The Times of Northwest Indiana, The Journal Gazette, The South Bend Tribune, and The Evansville Courier & Press.