That is entirely correct.
We can add to that information the fact that not all those increases are due to the same rights. In 1997, Canada recognized rights that did not exist here but had existed in 40 countries since 1961: neighbouring rights. That right exists and has a value. We have tried to manage. The bill was not paid during that period, and now it is recognized. Why is it recognized? Wealth creation does not involve just technological tools. When you buy an iPod, there are 70 patents to pay for. You pay royalties, you pay for all the applications, but at present you do not pay for content. That is something to think about. As a society, what do we want? What wealth do we want to produce? Is it just with technological tools, or is it with our content? All those rights call for us to consider what we want as a society. Are we going to set aside money so we have a little nursery where we will be able to plant seedlings and make sure we have a cultural garden to cultivate for years to come? That was the effect of adopting neighbouring rights.
I did my sociology studies here at the University of Ottawa. I left because I was sick of statistics. You can say different things with numbers, depending on the angle you analyze them from. When you are earning three cents and at a certain point somebody tells you that you are going to earn five cents, do you know that is a 60 per cent increase? You are not much richer with that increase, but in terms of percentages, it is enormous. But we really have to put the numbers we are using, and how we are using them, in perspective.