Thank you, Mr. Chair.
And thank you, witnesses, for appearing.
I read from one of your briefs that this is theft:There's a societal interest involved here which, in my view, is very important. In my view, this kind of theft constitutes a very serious offence, more serious than the theft of some other material item or property because it strikes at the heart of what differentiates a progressive, creative society from one that is not.
I share that view. I said at the last meeting too that why governments haven't done something about this yet just baffles me.
Very briefly, I want maybe one comment. Maybe you can answer that question: why haven't governments jumped on this and already instituted legislation that would have put an end to this? Is there a reason? What's going on?