Bill C-32 (40th Parliament, 3rd Session) committee  I can tell you, Mr. Del Mastro, that as far as Quebec publishers are concerned, locks are not a solution. First of all, it is impossible to lock works published in hard copy. As for digital works, they have decided instead to use watermarks because they wanted a consumer-friendly

Bill C-32 (40th Parliament, 3rd Session) committee  A number of different systems have been implemented. Flexible or graduated response is popular these days. Both in France and England, they have introduced a form of graduated response. The idea of setting up this kind of fund also comes from people in the music industry and the

Bill C-32 (40th Parliament, 3rd Session) committee  Ah, ah!

Bill C-32 (40th Parliament, 3rd Session) committee  Not at all. In European countries, the Berne Convention is strictly enforced and there are exceptions for educational purposes, particularly for the purposes of illustration in the educational context—in France, for example. Often, to ensure that these exceptions do not have an i

Bill C-32 (40th Parliament, 3rd Session) committee  I agree with Mr. Crawley that there is no perfect system. In my opinion, the fairest approach may be the flexible response system whereby people receive an initial notice letting them know that what they're doing may be an infringement of copyright. It also makes it possible to a

Bill C-32 (40th Parliament, 3rd Session) committee  The licenses we grant to primary and secondary schools, CEGEPs and universities never authorize the reproduction of a work in its entirety. In primary and secondary schools, they are authorized to copy the lesser of either 10% or 25 pages. As for universities and CEGEPs, they can

Bill C-32 (40th Parliament, 3rd Session) committee  Do you really believe that creators and copyright owners have so much time on their hands that they will spend it sending out unnecessary notices? In my opinion, if they take the trouble to report a possible infringement, it's because they have serious suspicions. Furthermore, in

Bill C-32 (40th Parliament, 3rd Session) committee  No, I can give you a specific example. Two years ago, we used the U.S. notice and takedown procedure to shut down an Internet site. That Internet site was selling illegal reproductions of books for educational purposes. We did an investigation, prepared a file, signed a statemen

Bill C-32 (40th Parliament, 3rd Session) committee  In addition, the injured party will not tend to take legal action given that in cases involving non-commercial infringement, pre-set damages will be between $100 and $5,000. Who is going to launch a lawsuit in order to receive $100? Who?

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

Bill C-32 (40th Parliament, 3rd Session) committee  It's working very well and, contrary to what Mr. Knopf was saying, a similar system also exists in the United States under the Copyright Clearance Centre. The Americans also have a program to release works used in what are called course packs. The rates are much higher than here

Bill C-32 (40th Parliament, 3rd Session) committee  It's based on use. Under our system, teachers have to report the works that are being used so that rights holders can be as fairly compensated as possible. The more often their work is reproduced, the more remuneration they receive. We issue a cheque for a minimum of $25, but t

Bill C-32 (40th Parliament, 3rd Session) committee  I'd like to give you an overview of the situation in Canada. There was copyright prior to CCH, and there will be copyright after CCH.

Bill C-32 (40th Parliament, 3rd Session) committee  Exactly. If users refuse to pay because they believe that their use of the work is fair, there will be no compensation. In the case of Access Copyright, the tariff was imposed by the Board. It was then challenged by the Council of Ministers of Education, with the exception of Que

Bill C-32 (40th Parliament, 3rd Session) committee  It came about a little later.