However, Radio-Canada paid for the whole thing. The independent producer received $800,000 per program. Of that amount, according to the funding rules, it is entitled to 15% profit and administrative expenses. That means that the independent producer made $120,000 profit per program, and it was a failure. The same producer owns the resale rights. It's going to make DVDs. It will at least be able to make some money by launching a DVD. The 200,000 or 300,000 persons who watched the program may buy 20,000 or 30,000 DVDs. They are also talking about eventually making a film based on that drama. Who will the resale rights belong to? To the independent producer. In the meantime, Radio-Canada, which took all the risks, has no resale rights. That is why this isn't really a partnership, it's a win-win partnership for the independent producer. I understand why it defends—
On May 25th, 2007. See this statement in context.