For our part, Copibec has always negotiated its licences. We never went through the Copyright Board of Canada or any litigation. We have always preferred negotiation. That is still our preference today with the other universities, except for Université Laval. In 2014, Université Laval refused any discussion and would not sit down at the table with us. So we had no choice. In our opinion, that is not the best way to negotiate royalties, but since 2012 that is what we have had to deal with in the case of Université Laval.
On May 22nd, 2018. See this statement in context.