Canadian Heritage committee  We have in place in Canada, the Musicians' Rights Organization of Canada. This organization collects money from broadcasters that they pay when they broadcast, and their goal is to distribute this money to the performers. There are organizations like this in countries across the

Canadian Heritage committee  I do not know.

Canadian Heritage committee  My expertise is in the symphony orchestra. I was given this to present.

Canadian Heritage committee  I definitely agree with royalties on broadcast and recordings.

Canadian Heritage committee  I would like to see the government sign and ratify the WIPO treaty, which is pending.

Canadian Heritage committee  I don't know the answers to how many countries have ratified it. It was a treaty that was put together fairly recently. I believe that much of the ratification process is still in process in the various countries, as it is in Canada.

Canadian Heritage committee  I think it would give an ability to make sure that the royalties are distributed and not held by the various organizations. It would help—I don't know that the government plays an active role in distributing these things, but it would provide a framework so that we would be able

Canadian Heritage committee  It's interesting. In the symphonic world in Canada, a lot of orchestras are kind of taking the Ticketmaster model and are doing their own ticketing. My orchestra also sells its ticketing services to community arts organizations. So this has actually turned out to be another strea

Canadian Heritage committee  I agree that the problem is largely with education in that our youth are not taught the value of intellectual property because of the ease of copying and transferring this material. They seem to have the belief that we create a product and then we're done with it, that we aren't

Canadian Heritage committee  I would hope that the government would support educational initiatives that give youth a proper understanding of how artists are compensated through the royalties.

Canadian Heritage committee  Good morning. My name is Mark Tetreault. I am the director of Symphonic Services for the Canadian Federation of Musicians. As well, I've been the principal tuba in the Toronto Symphony Orchestra since 1986. Thank you for the opportunity to speak to you today. I had the good fo