Canadian Heritage committee  Bill C-32 provides creators with new rights and tools for managing their content in the digital environment. I don't know if there's time to go over each one in detail, but just to give you an idea, there is the making available right, the distribution right, information on the copyright system, the protection of this type of information, the reproduction right for performers, the term of protection for sound recordings.There are also several provisions for photographers.

Canadian Heritage committee  The bill covers a range, and these are some of the highlights of what is there to address the needs of creators.

Canadian Heritage committee  Regarding the exemption on user-generated content, the bill sets out criteria. One criterion states that the content must used be for non-commercial purposes. If a product generates money, the exemption no longer applies.

Canadian Heritage committee  I can't comment on that. I don't know all the details involved and I'm unaware of the specifics of the contracts between YouTube and...

Canadian Heritage committee  This exemption includes several criteria. Non-commercial content cannot replace existing content. In addition, the new content may not conflict, monetarily or otherwise, in any significant way with the exploitation of the existing work.

Canadian Heritage committee  I want to point out to the committee members the provision concerning user-generated content. We're talking about an exemption with very specific criteria.

Canadian Heritage committee  I can start off. Just to be very clear, the broadcasters pay a tariff to copyright owners for the right to broadcast music. Currently they also pay a tariff for making the temporary technical reproductions that are merely incidental to that broadcasting process. Bill C-32 removes the requirement for broadcasters to pay the tariff for these reproductions, while retaining the requirement to pay for the right to broadcast itself.

Canadian Heritage committee  Bill C-32 would make the circumvention of a technological protection measure a copyright infringement, so what Ms. Downie mentioned as being the administration would come into play for this as a violation of copyright.

Canadian Heritage committee  Thank you very much. I'll try to be really brief in highlighting the fact that Bill C-32 actually introduces new rights and protections for creators in the digital environment. The specific purpose of the bill is to deal with the digital environment, so to respond to your Justin Bieber question, under Bill C-32 he would have a new “making available” right, which would allow him to have a right—

Canadian Heritage committee  —to control how his works are made available online. With regard to moral rights, those rights exist under the current Copyright Act for authors. Under Bill C-32, those rights are extended to performers.

Canadian Heritage committee  During the copyright consultations in 2009 there was a clear message from the round tables, the town hall meetings, and online discussions that it's important to ensure that Canada's copyright laws are forward-looking, flexible, and in line with current international standards. Many comments were received that creators need new tools to remain creative, innovative, and competitive internationally.

Canadian Heritage committee  Thank you for your question. First, I want to say that the policy on copyright comes under the jurisdiction of Canadian Heritage and Industry Canada. I am accompanied today by my colleague, Mrs. Colette Downie, Director General of the Marketplace Framework Policy Branch at Industry Canada.