Bill C-32 (40th Parliament, 3rd Session) committee  Allow me to answer in French.

Bill C-32 (40th Parliament, 3rd Session) committee  In fact, our position is that the bill currently provides for a minimum, that circumventing, which is illegal, is only illegal for access to works. We could reproduce any way we want and, if we establish a protection, people could circumvent it legally. In our opinion, we must n

Bill C-32 (40th Parliament, 3rd Session) committee  It's only for access. That's the minimum.

Bill C-32 (40th Parliament, 3rd Session) committee  You can see that in our brief.

Bill C-32 (40th Parliament, 3rd Session) committee  In fact, our position is slightly different, although it is not opposed to that. A lot of subtle distinctions must be drawn. There are differences between film and television, for example. In television, one can imagine a television program for which the director, for example, d

Bill C-32 (40th Parliament, 3rd Session) committee  Good afternoon. My name is Brigitte Doucet, Deputy Director General of the Association des producteurs de films et de télévision du Québec, the AQPFTQ. With me today is Patrick Boie, Director of Communications. From the outset, I must apologize to the interpreters. I'm going to

Finance committee  Companies that work in the audiovisual sector, movie and television producers that have to work on other platforms, are not eligible for now. This applies to people who development games, video games or other types of web sites, but it does not apply... I have gone over the progr

Finance committee  I would simply like to make one small clarification, if I may. Yes, there is a tax credit in Quebec, but only in multimedia. It requires interactivity and multimedia producers who produce games and who produce something big like that. As for audiovisual, I assume you are perhaps

Finance committee  There are some.

Finance committee  Yes.

Finance committee  Yes, that is exactly it. I simply wanted to point out there has been no research and development in this area.

Finance committee  The exact expectations have not been quantified. Our industry, that is, the audiovisual industry, has no programs specifically for research and development. At this time, producers need to test business models for all digital media. It is a question of testing various ways to wor

Finance committee  In research and development, tax credit programs do exist for labour and there are some specifically for information technology. We believe it is the same kind of principle. These people need to do research and development to become more knowledgeable and perfect their fields. We

Finance committee  Fifth, a review of the Canadian Film or Video Production Tax Credit program is needed in order to better support the Canadian film industry and to ensure that it is better adapted to the new needs of the digital economy. The support of federal tax credits, which represent, on a

Finance committee  First of all, funding is needed for research and development in the audiovisual industry, which now has to create productions on all platforms. Film and television producers now need to discover and learn about information and communications technologies, develop content that is