The image of Canada internationally has definitely suffered when it comes to copyright. People now talk about the Canadian flu when they discuss this issue.
As recently as yesterday, at a round table, I was talking with the director general of the International Publishers Association. In answer to the question of what he thought about the copyright situation in the world today, he said that we must not do what Canada does. That shows you the state of mind about what Canada represents today to our partners when it comes to copyright.
In most countries, in Europe in particular, there are collective rights societies. Once again, the education sector is one of the main users of content and excerpts of content. So that is where the money comes from. Today, Canada has a poor image and is a black sheep, to such a point that publishers have already withdrawn from the Canadian market. Oxford University Press has withdrawn from the Canadian market and stated that it would no longer do business with Canada because Canada does not respect its rights. Gallimard, which is really not a minor publisher in France, has already said the same thing.
The present situation really is a source of concern.