The income of rights holders in relation to the publication of texts, whether they are book or newspaper publishers, which we have heard a lot about recently in other contexts, is derived from two things: the sale of the finished products, for example subscriptions, in the case of newspapers, and the use made of the works in various contexts. The money that Copibec or its English-Canadian counterpart, Access Copyright, pays to rights holders is a major part of those people's income. Most importantly, this allows a national market for creating works, that also reflect the individuals who want to access them, to be created. The national market also enables works to be created that can be exported.
We have to understand that we are not talking just about works of fiction. These are not just novels, poetry and things like that; they are also newspapers and textbooks in science, administration, economics, computer science, and so on. All forms of intellectual creation that is in text form will be subject to copyright. This is a very significant source of income for creators. Publishers travel all over the world, year-round, to encourage translations, but also to sell adaptation rights for cinema, video games or whatever you can imagine.