The International Confederation of Societies of Authors and Composers (CISAC) recently published a new and unique study on the global cultural and creative industries. Titled Cultural Times  the First Global Map of Cultural and Creative Industries, the study was prepared by EY (formerly Ernst  Young) and offers for the first time an analysis of the economic and social contribution of the cultural and creative industries around the world.

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