Copyright Facts for the State of Montana

Jobs
- The motion picture and television industry supported 1,505 direct jobs and 407 production related jobs.
- The software industry supported 4,817 direct jobs and 8,035 jobs in total.
- Local television supported 4,460 jobs.
- Local radio supported 2,660 jobs.
- The app economy supported 3,710 jobs in the computing workforce.
Wages
- $47.50 million in wages generated from the motion picture and television industry.
- $20.29 million earned by new media and internet creators
- In the local app economy, the average computing salary is $68,615.

State Economic Impact
- Local software industry contributed $613 million to U.S. GDP.
- Local television contributed $1.96 billion to U.S. GDP.
- Local radio contributed $1.16 billion to U.S. GDP.

U.S. Copyright Registrations [2011-2017]
- Total Registrations: 4,769
  - Visual Arts Total: 1,279
  - Performing Arts Total: 437
  - Sound Recording Total: 632
  - Literary Works: 2,421

Creative Community By the Numbers
- 1 video gaming company
- 150 commercial radio stations
- 18 commercial television stations
- 473 music publishers and 1,499 songwriters
- 36 newspaper publications
- 690 graphic designers
- 100 photographers

Creative Spotlight
- Notable creators who hail from the state of Montana:
  - Michelle Williams, actor
  - Jesse Tyler Ferguson, actor
  - Patrick Duffy, actor

The top 5 Montana daily newspapers by circulation Billings Gazette, Great Falls Tribune, Missoulian, Daily Interlake, and Bozeman Daily Chronicle.
Montana is the only state whose constitution recognizes the cultural heritage of Native American Indians.
The last theater in Nuevo Deco style, the Washoe theatre, is located in Montana.
Montana has a “Treasured Artist” program where a Montana artist is given the title by the state’s Secretary of State.
The movie Nebraska was filmed in Montana. The bridge shootout scene in the movie The Untouchables was filmed in Montana.