I get that, Mr. Geist. It's okay that people should take these matters to court and go through the process of standing up for their rights, but it would appear that the very existence of an isoHunt in Canada is problematic and is very much the result of what appears to be a legislative holiday for companies and other BitTorrent sites.
Let me go to the question of statutory damages, because I think we raised this a little earlier. I think a number of you had something to say. In your case, Mr. Geist, you suggested that we propose a $5000 cap on liability, and I think your quote was that it represents a good compromise. Others have called this cap something that is in fact a licence to steal.
I'm wondering--and this is somewhat connected to the previous question--if what you have here is a situation that might actually encourage people. They could say that the one-lump-sum approach allows them to do it severally, manifestly, and as often as they want. They'll take the risk on that $5000 because they can probably make a lot more money commercially, or they'll do it for other reasons, such as notoriety.
I'm worried about the signal that comment might send to Canadians and file sharers, which is that this kind of low-risk approach to the probability of conviction, as well as a low fine, would defeat the very purpose of ensuring the balance that you claim this bill has.