Copyright Facts for the State of Rhode Island

Jobs
- The motion picture and television industry supported 1,259 direct jobs and 448 production related jobs.
- The software industry supported 10,844 direct jobs and 21,365 jobs in total.
- Local television supported 4,400 jobs.
- Local radio supported 2,500 jobs.
- The app economy supported 15,550 jobs in the computing workforce.
Wages
- $55.88 million in wages generated from the motion picture and television industry
- $19.58 million earned by new media and internet creators
- In the local app economy, the average computing salary is $93,547.

State Economic Impact
- Local software industry contributed $1.573 billion to U.S. GDP.
- Local television contributed $2.10 billion to U.S. GDP.
- Local radio contributed $1.18 billion to U.S. GDP.

U.S. Copyright Registrations [2011-2017]
- Total Registrations: 8,126
  - Visual Arts Total: 2,019
  - Performing Arts Total: 1,011
  - Sound Recording Total: 1,484
  - Literary Works: 3,612

Creative Community By the Numbers
- 5 video gaming companies
- 23 local commercial radio stations
- 4 local commercial television stations
- 745 music publishers and 2,780 songwriters
- 26 newspapers publications
- 800 graphic designers
- 220 photographers

Creative Spotlight
- Notable creators who hail from the state of Rhode Island:
  - Meredith Vieira, talk show host
  - Pauly D, tv personality
  - Elisabeth Hasselbeck, tv personality

The top 5 Rhode Island daily newspapers by circulation are The Providence Journal, The Reminder, The Valley Breeze-Cumberland/Lincoln Edition, The Valley Breeze-North Smithfield/Woonsocket, and The Newport Daily News.
Hasboro’s and Playskool’s headquarters are in Pawtucket, RI.