Bill C-32 (40th Parliament, 3rd Session) committee  The new exceptions have some interesting aspects, including user rights. However, there is one point in particular that I would like to see amended, and that is technical protection measures. As currently defined, they are extremely problematic for users. That doesn't suggest—

Bill C-32 (40th Parliament, 3rd Session) committee  No. As regards USB sticks, some things should be avoided. I'm perfectly aware of what goes on in certain countries with regard to private copying. In France, for example, they want to tax GPS systems. That's crazy. That kind of thing should be avoided because, on the other hand,

Bill C-32 (40th Parliament, 3rd Session) committee  It would enable them to make copies and to be reassured. That's what's important. It's increasingly possible to make copies. Trying to control this practice through technical measures seems completely crazy and unrealistic. So let's find a win-win system for creators and users.

Bill C-32 (40th Parliament, 3rd Session) committee  One arrangement available on the market is to subscribe to systems such as Spotify or Deezer in France. Usage is free. So it's funded through advertising. This unfortunately doesn't exist in Canada. Some models are currently being market-tested, with varying degrees of success. H

Bill C-32 (40th Parliament, 3rd Session) committee  There are a lot of similarities between radio and music streaming. The difference is that, in the latter case, users have some control because they can choose certain pieces they want to listen to. Users seek out this interactivity. To a certain degree, a comparison can be drawn

Bill C-32 (40th Parliament, 3rd Session) committee  Consumers are generally in favour of these levies. One survey was tabled here, which you may have read as well, which states that consumers are prepared to pay these levies. The devices concerned would be those that generally make it possible to make copies. I have rarely met an

Bill C-32 (40th Parliament, 3rd Session) committee  Yes, why not? A man buys a book at a store. He can lend it to his wife. However, an e-book purchased from an online seller is stuck on an iPad and can't be lent to anyone unless that person lends his iPad. There are a number of e-book technologies that have digital locks and prev

Bill C-32 (40th Parliament, 3rd Session) committee  The proposed clauses provide for effective mechanisms that in fact have already been adopted by Internet service providers. So the bill merely legalizes current practices.

Bill C-32 (40th Parliament, 3rd Session) committee  With regard to royalties, we propose the adoption, not of a number of systems, as is proposed in the bill, but of only one. The ephemeral recording provisions include very specific conditions that are in effect inapplicable. It is impossible to control what is done in people's ho

Bill C-32 (40th Parliament, 3rd Session) committee  There are systems. I heard that the United States and Great Britain didn't have royalty systems for private copying. On the other hand, the majority of European countries do. Their mechanisms operate more or less well, but the fact remains that the courts have found this gives pe

Bill C-32 (40th Parliament, 3rd Session) committee  Such a system, which ideally would be technologically neutral, would afford the twofold benefit of enabling all creators whose works are copied to be compensated and of relieving users of any legal insecurity over whether copying a particular work on one of their devices is or is

Bill C-32 (40th Parliament, 3rd Session) committee  All right. That is why we advocate the introduction of a licence to make works available on networks that are paid for by users. We believe this approach would be more effective, more viable and more equitable.

Bill C-32 (40th Parliament, 3rd Session) committee  I would like to thank the committee for inviting us to take part in the committee's proceedings on the copyright bill. My name is Anthony Hémond. I am a lawyer and analyst with the Union des consommateurs. In our presentation on Bill C-32, we will address a number of topics suc