Bill C-32 (40th Parliament, 3rd Session) committee  It would need to be included in the law. Certain artists will include it in their contracts. It is up to the seller or the reseller or the owner of the artwork to respect it or not. But definitely it cannot be left unlegislated. It has to be included in an act. I think the Copyr

Bill C-32 (40th Parliament, 3rd Session) committee  Yes.

Bill C-32 (40th Parliament, 3rd Session) committee  As you know, the content being downloaded nowadays is more than just music; it is movies and visual artwork. Just yesterday, we heard that Google now has a tool allowing users to visit certain large museums online, in the same way that Google Earth enables users to explore the wo

Bill C-32 (40th Parliament, 3rd Session) committee  Collective copyright management organizations such as Copibec and Access pay royalties when the artistic content is used in academic settings, including reproduction and classroom presentation of the work. The royalties are minimal. In Quebec, they represent around $300,000 to $3

Bill C-32 (40th Parliament, 3rd Session) committee  Yes, the tax credit can be as high as $15,000, for a maximum income of $30,000. Above that threshold, the tax credit decreases and disappears completely when the income reaches $60,000 or higher.

Bill C-32 (40th Parliament, 3rd Session) committee  Unfortunately not, but there should be.

Bill C-32 (40th Parliament, 3rd Session) committee  For each artist, I believe the maximum is $650. Approximately 3% to 4% of the total amount collected by Copibec is paid out to visual artists. It should be more, but we are in talks with Copibec, as we speak. They are pretty small amounts as compared with the big numbers, but the

Bill C-32 (40th Parliament, 3rd Session) committee  Precisely. As with any copyright agreement, the principle of reciprocity applies. Clearly, if Canada does not adopt the resale right, Canadian and Quebec artists whose works are sold in European countries such as France or England—where that right does exist—will not be able to

Bill C-32 (40th Parliament, 3rd Session) committee  I would like to thank the members of the committee for inviting us to speak today. I am Christian Bédard, Executive Director of the Regroupement des artistes en arts visuels du Quebec (RAAV), which represents over 3,000 visual artists. I am accompanied by Nadia Myre, a well-know