Thank you, Mr. Chair.
The issue of minimum penalties for counterfeiting perhaps makes sense in theory, but the problem is that the Copyright Act doesn't distinguish between counterfeiting and pure copyright infringement. The prospect of elevating the minimum penalties could apply equally to the grandmother who had someone use her Wi-Fi to engage in file sharing as it would to a clear case of counterfeiting.
I'd also note that if we're talking about respect for property, that's a two-way street. Consumers are concerned about a lack of respect for the property they've purchased: the DVD that won't play because it's locked down, and the prospect of copyright laws that might further take away their rights to use that; the song they download from an authorized music store like iTunes, or Napster that won't play on their iPod.
So when we're talking about property rights, I think it's important to emphasize that it's a two-way street. In many instances I don't think the industry—in combination with copyright—has shown enough respect for the property that individual Canadians are purchasing.