Development of the Cultural and Creative Industries Act Article 21

To foster the development of Cultural and Creative Industries, the Government may provide public cultural and creative assets that are under the custody and management of the Government, and such assets may include books, historical documentations, preserved cultural and historical relics or video and radio information, by leasing, authorizing or through other measures so long as it does not violate the relevant regulations on intellectual property right.The management authority that provides the public cultural and creative assets in accordance with the preceding paragraph shall create an inventory list on assets that are being provided to the public, and shall publicize the said inventory information in a suitable manner.The management authority may preserve a portion of the benefits gained through its compliance with the first paragraph and spend it on management maintenance, technology research and development, and talent cultivation. Such expenditures are exempted from the restriction set forth in Article 7 of National Property Act and local government regulations on public property management.If public cultural and creative assets are utilized for non-profit purpose, the management authority may provide the user with favorable prices.The regulations or municipal rules regarding the lease, authorization, benefit preservation and other relevant matters of public cultural and creative assets are to be stipulated by the central authorities in charge of the end enterprises concerned, municipality or county (city) competent authorities.