We do support levies like this. We are also a member of the CPCC through our membership in the NRCC. It's not just artists who benefit. It's independent labels, major labels, songwriters. A lot of people benefit from the levy, so I don't think there's an issue about the existing levy.
Do we have an issue with levies that are targeted and focused on private copies made from those legally acquired? No, we do not have a problem with that. What we have a problem with are solutions that would have the effect of legalizing the entire world of piracy. I hope nobody wants that here, but that's what's on the table. It would have that effect.
It's somewhat disappointing to me that this is a part of the solution. It is a very small part of the solution. And I don't mean to diminish the importance of the money that people receive from this. It is important. It may pay the rent. It may turn the lights on. It does those things. But what I'm saying--and I think this is what you heard from Charlie and the others here--is that we need to focus on the bigger picture.
Passing a levy, including a levy, will not solve the problem. In fact, as contemplated, it may exacerbate it.