Copyright Facts for the State of South Carolina

Jobs
- The motion picture and television industry supported 4,537 direct jobs and 1,157 production related jobs.
- The software industry supported 19,953 direct jobs and 33,577 jobs in total.
- Local television supported 20,620 jobs.
- Local radio supported 11,910 jobs.
- The app economy supported 43,450 jobs in the computing workforce.
Wages
- $186.36 million in wages generated from the motion picture and television industry
- $48.34 earned by new media and internet creators
- In the local app economy, the average computing salary is $79,429.

State Economic Impact
- Local software industry contributed $2.886 billion to U.S. GDP.
- Local television contributed $9.38 billion to U.S. GDP.
- Local radio contributed $5.36 billion to U.S. GDP.

U.S. Copyright Registrations [2011-2017]
- Total Registrations: 23,311
  - Visual Arts Total: 4,169
  - Performing Arts Total: 4,225
  - Sound Recording Total: 5,702
  - Literary Works: 9,215

Creative Community By the Numbers
- 10 video gaming companies
- 204 local commercial radio stations
- 23 local commercial television stations
- 3,110 music publishers and 16,240 songwriters
- 104 newspaper publications
- 1,880 graphic designers
- 630 photographers
Creative Spotlight
- Notable creators who hail from the state of South Carolina:
  - Viola Davis, actor
  - Aziz Ansari, comedian
  - Andi MacDowell, actor
  - Darius Rucker, singer

The top 5 South Carolina daily newspapers by circulation are Asheville Citizen-Time, Greenville News, The Post and Courier, The State, and the Herald-Journal.
On March 26, 1784, South Carolina enacted its first state copyright law.
Muzak is headquartered in Fort Mill, SC.