Michael Coteau at the Canadian Heritage Committee

On March 23rd, 2022. See this statement in context.

March 23rd, 2022 / 4:30 p.m.

Liberal

Michael Coteau Liberal Don Valley East, ON

I'm going to jump back in.

You're saying that once it's created and there is negotiation, you could receive 20% royalty rights and they'd get the 80% for future use—I'm just making this up.

Are you saying that it's really hard as a composer to negotiate because otherwise they'll just go somewhere else? Why can't you just negotiate a better deal?

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