Industry committee  I don't know what role the Copyright Board of Canada could play in digital file sharing. However, what I do know is that, when a person purchases a digital book covered by acquisition rules, they subscribe to a license, in a way, or a method of use. You can read those rules, whic

Industry committee  I think that authors' texts published for free on the web are wishful thinking. Of course, I am speaking on publishers' behalf because I represent them, but an author, a creator, needs editorial guidance, so publishers are necessary. That is important. If the Government of Cana

Industry committee  To make sure that at least they show some respect to those collectives. That is not the case. The are being painted as bandits and as people stealing money from colleges. The last thing I wanted to say is that the legislation needs teeth. Piracy exists. Our revenue losses do n

Industry committee  The 10% I was talking about is related to standard practice. Mr. Sapp said earlier that the majority of Quebec universities had an agreement with Copibec, but that Université Laval did not. That university is currently facing a class action suit initiated by authors, publishers a

Industry committee  Yes, the recommendation is that universities should negotiate agreements with collectives like Copibec. That way, it would at least feel like there is an agreement between the two parties. That is the least that can be done. Quebec universities are doing it, with the exception of

Industry committee  We can hardly be against technological and scientific progress. There is evidence that new teaching and instruction methods can be effective, as well as new teaching techniques. Keep in mind, however, you're talking to someone who represents people who earn their living by sellin

Industry committee  You'd like to know what the worst effect on the book industry has been? Mr. Lecorps said some rather surprising things. Benoit Prieur talked about a 10-year period, I believe. I, however, look at the numbers and—

Industry committee  I kid you not when I say that a lot of money has stopped going to creators and authors, whether in the book or music industry, because it's going to those making the hardware, in other words, technological devices. Some colleges have opted to give every student an iPad. Schools

Industry committee  I'm not sure I understand your question. Are you asking about the drop in digital book sales?

Industry committee  I can't really answer that because French-language audiobooks aren't that popular in Quebec. The decline in digital book sales, however, can be explained in a number of ways. There was a big appetite for digital books when e-book readers first came out, in other words, tablets,

Industry committee  It applies to print books, the ones people purchase from retailers, university co-ops, bookstores, places like Walmart and Costco, and so forth. It corresponds to book sales. I can't wrap my head around the claim that book sales are on the rise and that people are buying more boo

Industry committee  Yes.

Industry committee  Copibec collectively manages the rights of all publishers around the world whose works are photocopied or used by colleges, universities, elementary schools, and high schools in Quebec.

Industry committee  I don't have that number. You'd have to ask Copibec. Frédérique Couette is here, so she could answer that. I wouldn't want to give you any wrong information, but I would say that Copibec deals primarily with Canadian content and French-language Quebec works, in particular, since

Industry committee  Indeed, there are other countries that are favouring the use of fair dealing for the purpose of education, but we may be to blame because we weren't diligent enough in 2012. Stakeholders in those countries are being more mindful than we were by calling on their governments to bet