Industry committee  Yes.

Industry committee  Yes. In the United States, when the work produced by the employees of the federal government and its agencies, such as NASA, is published, this content is automatically in the public domain, because the federal government considers that the population has already paid through its taxes for the production of this content.

Industry committee  Yes. No problem. In a letter from its ministers, the Government of Canada stated that an “effective copyright system should foster a market and an environment in which all users have access to content … for the purposes of information, entertainment, education and cultural heritage”.

Industry committee  Mr. Chair, first of all, I would like to clarify something: I represent Wikimedia Canada, but not the Wikimedia Foundation. Members of the committee, let me introduce myself: My name is Jean-Philippe Béland, and I am the vice-president of Wikimedia Canada. The mission of Wikimedia Canada is to give Canadians free and open access to knowledge, in addition to providing them with the tools and skills required to contribute to sharing their knowledge globally.