Variant of NAICS 2012 - Content and media sector

Variant of NAICS 2012 - Content and media sector
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CM - Content and media sector

This category comprises all NAICS codes that relate to content and media industries.

This includes portions of the following sector: 'Information and cultural industries' (NAICS 51).

51i - CM - Information and cultural industries

This category comprises the portion of NAICS sector 51 'Information and cultural industries' that relates to content and media industries.

512 - Motion picture and sound recording industries

This subsector comprises establishments primarily engaged in producing and distributing video and audio recordings or providing related services, such as post-production services, exhibition services, and motion picture processing and developing services. Sound recording studios are also included.

  • Exclusion(s)

    • mass duplication of pre-recorded audio and video tapes, cassettes, diskettes, DVDs and CD-ROMs (See 334610 Manufacturing and reproducing magnetic and optical media)
    • wholesaling sound recordings (See 414440 Sound recording merchant wholesalers)
    • wholesaling pre-recorded video cassettes and DVDs (See 414450 Video recording merchant wholesalers)
    • retailing video and audio recordings (See 443146 Audio and video recordings stores)
5122 - Sound recording industries

This industry group comprises establishments primarily engaged in producing and distributing music recordings, publishing music, or providing sound recording and related services.

  • Exclusion(s)

    • mass duplication of sound recordings (See 334610 Manufacturing and reproducing magnetic and optical media)
    • wholesaling sound recordings (See 414440 Sound recording merchant wholesalers)
    • musical groups and artists (See 711130 Musical groups and artists)
    • songwriters (See 711513 Independent writers and authors)
51223 - Music publishers

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in acquiring and registering copyrights in musical compositions, in accordance with the law, and promoting and authorizing the use of these compositions in recordings, on radio and television, in motion pictures, live performances, print, multimedia or other media. These establishments represent the interests of songwriters or other owners of musical compositions in generating revenues from the use of such works, generally through licensing agreements. They may own the copyrights or act as administrators of the music copyrights on behalf of copyright owners.

512230 - Music publishers

This Canadian industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in acquiring and registering copyrights in musical compositions, in accordance with the law, and promoting and authorizing the use of these compositions in recordings, on radio and television, in motion pictures, live performances, print, multimedia or other media. These establishments represent the interests of songwriters or other owners of musical compositions in generating revenues from the use of such works, generally through licensing agreements. They may own the copyrights or act as administrators of the music copyrights on behalf of copyright owners.

  • Illustrative example(s)

    • music copyright buying and licensing
    • sheet music publishing

    All examples

  • Exclusion(s)

    • songwriters who act as their own publishers (See 711513 Independent writers and authors)
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