Thank you, Mr. Chair.
First of all, I would like to thank you all for being here today. I would like to address my comments to the representatives from SODRAC and see if they have been noticing the same thing as me. The problems experienced by people in the music industry are also going to be experienced by people in the video world. It is just a matter of time. It is about data and things are adding up.
The music industry experienced the same issues 20 years ago. Today, the music industry is in a tough spot. Video people are perhaps less sensitive to this downward spiral, but it is going to catch up with them as well.
We all know that, on average, 90% of what people have on iPods is illegal. The bill we have before us does nothing to protect artists against their materials being stolen through the Internet.
I would like to know how you explain having the nerve to take away once again more than $20 million in mechanical royalties at artists' expense. That right was granted, it was there. From everyone around the table, the people who are most affected are the creators, of course, because they have lost more than $20 million in mechanical royalties. What do you think about that?