联合国教科文组织是这样定义文化产业的:通过开发利用文化内容和知识产权,生产有形和无形的艺术产品和创意产品(或服务)的新兴产业。由于各国对文化产业的内涵和外延的阐释不尽相同,所以称谓也不一样。在法国称为“文化产业”(cultural industries),以英国为首的英联邦国家称之为“创意产业”(creative industries),在美国称之为“版权产业”(copyright industries),日本和韩国则称为 UNESCO defines cultural industries as such: emerging industries that produce tangible and intangible artistic and creative products (or services) through the development and use of cultural content and intellectual property. As countries interpret the connotation and denotation of cultural industries differently, appellations are not the same. In France, it is called “cultural industries.” The Commonwealth countries headed by the United Kingdom call it “creative industries,” which the United States calls “copyright industries.” ), Japan and South Korea are called