In order for the cultural content industry to prosper, what are needed, above all, are educational and systematic support in environment where creating cultural content is encouraged. The cultural content industry reflects the interaction between art and society.In South Korea, this industry is now at a turning point with the passing of fundamentallaws on cooperatives. This study will analyze the content of these laws on cooperativesand the characteristics of cultural content industry by examining why the cooperativesystem should be introduced. It will also analyze certain functions that cultural contentcooperatives perform and by doing so, will show that the industry can flourish when cooperatives in cultural content sectors are fostered and through this, a stable and sustainable business infrastructure can be created.

FOREWORD
 THE CONCEPT OF COOPERATIVES AND THE GOALS OFTHE ‘FUNDAMENTAL LAWS ON COOPERATIVES’ INSOUTH KOREA
 CHARACTERISTICS OF CULTURAL CONTENT
 HOW CULTURE AND ART IS PERCEIVED IN SOUTHKOREA AND ITS SOCIAL CONDITIONS
 CULTURAL CONTENT COOPERATIVES:THEIR ROLES
 CONCLUSION
 

• Shi-hyeong SONG(Assistant Professor at the Department of Entertainment, Gukje Cyber University)