Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
As you were moving quickly through your presentation, I must admit I didn't see how this bill could benefit artists and creators of artistic content. This bill contains 17 new exceptions. In French, it's called the Loi sur le droit d'auteur. That suggests that it addresses the rights of authors and content creators. In English, however, it's called copyright. That suggests more the right to make copies.
The presentation made earlier by the Minister of Industry suggests to us—and our reading of the bill only reinforces that feeling—that with these 17 new exceptions to the rights of authors, the bill is moving more in the direction of providing copying rights, as opposed to protecting authors' rights.
Other than the fact that photographers will now have rights, what benefits does this bill provide to artists?