Industry committee No. He is for the sound recording, but not the video clip.
June 7th, 2018Committee meeting
Annie Morin
Industry committee Yes; he receives his equitable compensation just like the composer will receive his communication right.
June 7th, 2018Committee meeting
Annie Morin
Industry committee That is in fact one of the changes we recommend be made to the law. On the one hand, there should be copyright royalties for artists who perform in audiovisual works. On the other hand, the definition of the term “sound recording” needs to be changed so that when a video image ac
June 7th, 2018Committee meeting
Annie Morin
Industry committee Yes. At this time, that particular exclusion is in effect.
June 7th, 2018Committee meeting
Annie Morin
Industry committee I don't know. I may not have been born yet. No, that's not true; I had been born by 1997, as you can probably imagine.
June 7th, 2018Committee meeting
Annie Morin
Industry committee Yes, precisely. As I said, there is a rate for non-interactive or semi-interactive webcasting. I will explain the difference.
June 7th, 2018Committee meeting
Annie Morin
Industry committee Yes, exactly. They are paid eleven times less. It is 10.78¢, specifically.
June 7th, 2018Committee meeting
Annie Morin
Industry committee Yes.
June 7th, 2018Committee meeting
Annie Morin
Industry committee It's for non-interactive and semi-interactive streaming.
June 7th, 2018Committee meeting
Annie Morin
Industry committee I couldn't tell you. It was a decision made by the Copyright Board of Canada. I don't know what criteria were used to set rates that are so much lower here than in the U.S. And currently the gap is growing, because since then, the rates in the United States have increased.
June 7th, 2018Committee meeting
Annie Morin
Industry committee Yes, exactly.
June 7th, 2018Committee meeting
Annie Morin
Industry committee You could nevertheless include guidelines in the act to set criteria, for instance.
June 7th, 2018Committee meeting
Annie Morin
Industry committee With regard to non-interactive and semi-interactive streaming, no. Regarding YouTube, we can't be happy with the amount, because as I said, for the time being it is zero, aside from certain arrangements that might be included in contracts between artists and producers.
June 7th, 2018Committee meeting
Annie Morin
Industry committee One legislative solution would indeed be to provide compensation when those videos play, as is the case on radio. Ms. Prégent said so clearly: you don't deactivate the sound when you watch a video on YouTube. Generally, you listen to the music, and there are images that come with
June 7th, 2018Committee meeting
Annie Morin
Industry committee Absolutely.
June 7th, 2018Committee meeting
Annie Morin