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According to international organizations such as UNESCO
UNESCO

United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations established on 16 November 1945....
 and the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade

The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade was the outcome of the failure of negotiating governments to create the International Trade Organization ....
 (GATT), cultural industries (sometimes also known as "creative industries
Creative industries

The phrase creative industries refers to a set of interlocking industry Tertiary sector of industry, and are often cited as being a growing part of the Globalisation....
") combine the creation, production, and distribution
Distribution (business)

Distribution is one of the four elements of marketing mix. An organization or set of organizations involved in the process of making a product or service available for use or consumption by a consumer or business user....
 of goods and services that are cultural in nature and usually protected by intellectual property
Intellectual property

Intellectual property are law property over creations of the mind, both artistic and commercial, and the corresponding fields of law. Under intellectual property law, owners are granted certain exclusive rights to a variety of intangible assets, such as musical, literary, and artistic works; ideas, discoveries and inventions; and words, phra...
 rights.

notion of cultural industries generally includes textual, music
Music

Music is an art form whose media is sound organized in time. Common elements of music are pitch , rhythm , dynamics , and the sonic qualities of timbre and texture ....
, television
Television

Television is a widely used telecommunication mass-media for transmitting and receiving moving , either monochrome or color, usually accompanied by sound....
, and film
Film

Film encompasses individual motion pictures, the field of film as an art form, and the film industry. Films are produced by recording images from the world with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or special effects....
 production and publishing
Publishing

Publishing is the process of production and dissemination of literature or information – the activity of making information available for public view....
, as well as crafts and design.






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According to international organizations such as UNESCO
UNESCO

United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations established on 16 November 1945....
 and the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade

The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade was the outcome of the failure of negotiating governments to create the International Trade Organization ....
 (GATT), cultural industries (sometimes also known as "creative industries
Creative industries

The phrase creative industries refers to a set of interlocking industry Tertiary sector of industry, and are often cited as being a growing part of the Globalisation....
") combine the creation, production, and distribution
Distribution (business)

Distribution is one of the four elements of marketing mix. An organization or set of organizations involved in the process of making a product or service available for use or consumption by a consumer or business user....
 of goods and services that are cultural in nature and usually protected by intellectual property
Intellectual property

Intellectual property are law property over creations of the mind, both artistic and commercial, and the corresponding fields of law. Under intellectual property law, owners are granted certain exclusive rights to a variety of intangible assets, such as musical, literary, and artistic works; ideas, discoveries and inventions; and words, phra...
 rights.

The concept

The notion of cultural industries generally includes textual, music
Music

Music is an art form whose media is sound organized in time. Common elements of music are pitch , rhythm , dynamics , and the sonic qualities of timbre and texture ....
, television
Television

Television is a widely used telecommunication mass-media for transmitting and receiving moving , either monochrome or color, usually accompanied by sound....
, and film
Film

Film encompasses individual motion pictures, the field of film as an art form, and the film industry. Films are produced by recording images from the world with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or special effects....
 production and publishing
Publishing

Publishing is the process of production and dissemination of literature or information – the activity of making information available for public view....
, as well as crafts and design. For some countries, architecture
Architecture

The term architecture can refer to a process, a profession or documentation.As a process, architecture is the activity of designing and construction buildings and other physical structures by a person or a computer, primarily to provide shelter....
, the visual and performing arts
Performing arts

The performing arts are those forms of art which differ from the plastic arts insofar as the former uses the artist's own body, face and presence as a medium, and the latter uses materials such as clay, metal or paint which can be molded or transformed to create some physical work of art....
, sport
Sport

Sport is an activity that is governed by a set of regulation of sport or traditions and often engaged in competitively. Sports commonly refer to activities where the physical capabilities of the competitor are the sole or primary determinant of the outcome , but the term is also used to include activities such as mind sports and motor...
, advertising
Advertising

Advertising is a form of communication that typically attempts to persuade potential customers to Purchasing or to consume more of a particular brand of Product or Service ....
, and cultural tourism may be included as adding value to the content and generating values for individuals and societies. They are knowledge-based and labour-intensive, creating employment and wealth. By nurturing creativity and fostering innovation societies will maintain cultural diversity and enhance economic performance.

Cultural industries worldwide have adapted to the new digital technologies and to the arrival of national, regional and international (de)regulatory policies. These factors have radically altered the context in which cultural goods, services, and investments flow between countries and, consequently, these industries have undergone a process of internationalization and progressive concentration, resulting in the formation of a few big conglomerates: a new global oligopoly
Oligopoly

An oligopoly is a market form in which a market or industry is dominated by a small number of sellers . The word is derived from the Greek language for few sell....
.