Canadian Heritage committee  Our recommendation has two components. First, guidelines should be incorporated into the law so that the tariffs of the Copyright Board of Canada align with those that apply to our neighbours to the south or respect agreements between users and collectives, where such agreements

Canadian Heritage committee  Our first recommendation is to extend the private copying regime to all digital audio support and recording devices that make the copying of music possible, not just blank CDs, as is the case today. Generally speaking, the exceptions introduced into the act in 2012 that allow rep

Canadian Heritage committee  Do we have to submit our speaking notes anywhere in particular?

Canadian Heritage committee  Yes, Mr. MacKay is absolutely right. Given the evolution of the market, there is a proliferation of tariffs, and the commission is, to some extent, drowning in these applications when its resources are very limited. There should be more people, perhaps commissioners, so that the

Canadian Heritage committee  A private copy regime is already in place. It has already been the topic of much debate. That regime could be broadened to cover, at the very least, devices and blank audio support, as that is currently not the case. At present, people are not copying music onto blank CDs. That i

Canadian Heritage committee  It is about a parallel revenue stream.

Canadian Heritage committee  Fine.

Canadian Heritage committee  We had the opportunity to hear Mr. David Faber, who testified before you. As he himself said, he has to hold another job. People he works with have full-time jobs even though they are very successful performers.

Canadian Heritage committee  There are very few performers who can make a living from their work.

Canadian Heritage committee  We would be happy to answer your questions.

Canadian Heritage committee  That said, there are other ways of ensuring that performers receive a share of the revenue generated by other users of their music in the digital sector. First, the exception under section 68.1 of the Copyright Act that exempts radio stations from paying fair compensation on the

Canadian Heritage committee  Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Good afternoon, committee members. First of all, I would just like to thank you for inviting us to give our opinion on the effects of technological change on the creation, distribution and consumption of Canadian music. The UDA, represented today by Ri