Industry committee  The one I was told to address would be the proceeds of crime. It does not require a legislative change; it can be done through an order in council. Believe me, there would not be any opposition from any of the copyright industries to that.

Industry committee  There are civil procedures that can be followed under the Copyright Act, and frankly, at the working level they are not working. We have had cases in certain major metropolises in Canada in which we know that individuals are tied to organized crime, and we cannot get the law enfo

Industry committee  It's not only to the movie industry, Mr. McTeague, that this came into being. When the proceeds of crime legislation was introduced—I believe it was a decade ago, in that timeframe—without any consultation with the copyright industries, we were exempt from it. It's baffling to us

Industry committee  In particular, at the present time the only way we can lay charges is to prove that the camcording was going to be used for commercial purposes, for distribution. The onus then is left with—First of all, we have our own internal surveillance and ex-police officers who are trackin

Industry committee  We believe that if you were to do a Criminal Code amendment to make camcording, if you're caught knowingly camcording in the theatre, part of the Criminal Code, it would go a tremendously long way to solving our issues. It's not the be-all and end-all of the problem, but it allow

Industry committee  My understanding at the moment is—and we're hoping—that they're taking this issue extremely seriously. I personally have met with many of the opposition parties to gather momentum and support for a Criminal Code amendment, and I'm still hopeful that this is going to be taken seri

Industry committee  The witness in this case appeared here a week ago. He took some of his facts from newspapers. I used to be in politics, and I know you're in politics, and when you take facts from newspapers, they're not always the correct ones. Second, when he did his analysis, we believe he h

Industry committee  I want to add, Mr. Chairman, that you have the legislative vacuum, then we have the enforcement vacuum, and then the judiciary, the system. There has to be an education, so that when a person is charged for the third time, he doesn't plea bargain and get a $3,000 fine.

Industry committee  The two dogs in question were trained by the Motion Pictures Association of America. I simply wanted that on the record. I think what Graham has said is important to note. Three or four years ago, the pirated DVD product was being imported. Today it has changed completely. It's

Industry committee  Mr. Chairman, let me give you one example. Under the proceeds of crime legislation, the copyright industries were exempt. There's an issue. It doesn't require legislative change; it means an order in council. We're not interested in protecting.... We want, at the Pacific Mall or

Industry committee  That was a report in The Globe and Mail that came out about a week ago. I'm told that it was erroneous.

Industry committee  Yes, because the only way that could occur is that you would have to have a breach of security prior to it going into the theatre. They investigated that, and it was a false report that was in The Globe and Mail.

Industry committee  I can tell you now, Mr. McTeague, that one studio in particular has already taken action by withdrawing the first runs from certain theatres in certain cities of Canada. It doesn't mean the product is not available in the greater area of Montreal, but the specific theatres were h

Industry committee  Thank you, Mr. Chairman, and members of Parliament. I'm president of the Canadian Motion Picture Distributors Association, which serves as the collective voice and advocate of the major motion picture, home entertainment, and television studios. Our members include Sony Pictures