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Bill C-32 (40th Parliament, 3rd Session) committee  This is a huge problem that we're having. We're talking about a lot of income at risk. I've read the legislation as carefully as I can, and I don't know whether you're aware, but in the United States, fair dealing.... There's virtually no payment for copying in schools in the Uni

February 1st, 2011Committee meeting

Bill Freeman

February 1st, 2011Committee meeting

Bill Freeman

February 1st, 2011Committee meeting

Bill Freeman

February 1st, 2011Committee meeting

Bill Freeman

February 1st, 2011Committee meeting

Bill Freeman

Bill C-32 (40th Parliament, 3rd Session) committee  Sir, first of all, a lot of writers also are teachers, and we've certainly heard about the education and some educational administrators saying this is going to be wonderful and they're never going to have to pay Access Copyright another dime. I agree that it's certainly open to

February 1st, 2011Committee meeting

Bill Freeman

February 1st, 2011Committee meeting

Bill Freeman

Bill C-32 (40th Parliament, 3rd Session) committee  If you leave the legislation the way it is today, we're running into huge problems with the interpretation as to what it means. My interpretation is going to be different from yours and someone else's. Who adjudicates those problems? The courts. That's what you're inviting. We t

February 1st, 2011Committee meeting

Bill Freeman

Bill C-32 (40th Parliament, 3rd Session) committee  Marvin has had some of his material mashed up.

February 1st, 2011Committee meeting

Bill Freeman

Bill C-32 (40th Parliament, 3rd Session) committee  SOCAN could go to YouTube and get a licence for that, and the money would flow back to Marvin and all of the other people. SOCAN is set up to do exactly that.

February 1st, 2011Committee meeting

Bill Freeman

Bill C-32 (40th Parliament, 3rd Session) committee  It's exactly the same in the publishing and book sector. We ultimately have to pay for it.

February 1st, 2011Committee meeting

Bill Freeman

Bill C-32 (40th Parliament, 3rd Session) committee  If I can add to that, ACTRA, the performers' union in English Canada, is very happy about moral rights for actors. No actor would like to see their image supporting some cause they don't support. Also, the photographers that I talk to have generally been quite happy. So yes, ther

February 1st, 2011Committee meeting

Bill Freeman

Bill C-32 (40th Parliament, 3rd Session) committee  I would have to concur with what Alain says. I'm not a lawyer, and I can get into real trouble by making a suggestion that is offside, but it really has to be addressed. I've been present in discussions like this on what are we going to specifically propose. People are still work

February 1st, 2011Committee meeting

Bill Freeman

February 1st, 2011Committee meeting

Bill Freeman

Bill C-32 (40th Parliament, 3rd Session) committee  I think there's little doubt that it is an attack on collective licensing. Frankly, what we had been hoping in the creator community was that the legislation would strengthen collective rights licensing, because that's the way so many of us are getting income. It's the way the m

February 1st, 2011Committee meeting

Bill Freeman