I completely agree with you, Mr. Rheault. It's true that this is a matter of education, which could even start as early as elementary school and high school. People have to understand that music works do not fall from a tree. They are the product of labour that involves many people, such as the composer, songwriter and the musicians who perform the song. There is a complex production chain, and that means something. Music is not free.
I know that production is less expensive today than it was years ago, when people had to record in studios with 24 or 48-track devices that had to be rented for $250 or $300 an hour. That time has passed, as people have access to much simpler and less expensive technologies. However, this doesn't mean lower production costs take away music's value as such. A musical work has value, both for its creators and its performers. I think that people are prepared to pay at least something for that.
As I was saying earlier, in Quebec, we have noticed that consumers were much more reluctant to copy without permission a work of a Quebec musician they are familiar with, appreciate and hear on the radio, than the works from other countries or from another era, as they feel a connection with their reality. I think music should be introduced into people's daily reality, and they should be made to understand that, when they copy something, they affect someone else and take something away from them. I am talking about copying a work without permission.
When people pay for their subscription to an Internet service provider, why wouldn't a very small monthly amount go to a fund to support artist creation and compensation? As I was saying, private copying should apply to all media used to copy those works, and not only CDs and cassettes, which no longer exist today.