Bill C-11 committee  The storage I'm talking about is the capacity. I did the same thing you did, but if I wanted to take one on my Discman to the gym, or if it I wanted to have it in my office, I either carried it with me or I bought another copy. That is the type of storage. The tower you're talki

Bill C-11 committee  I can say one thing.

Bill C-11 committee  I just wanted to say that the principle is there for duplication, that's all, that people did get paid for that. We think it's the technology that has removed that ability. I think there is another means of recognizing the principle. I wouldn't get hung up on the technology. I

Bill C-11 committee  It's a lot tougher now to make a living as a musician than it used to be, there is no question. We thought it was hard then. The 1980s I think were the apex. I think that was the best time. Since then, because of digital distribution, because of a number of pressures, it's become

Bill C-11 committee  Yes, exactly. A session player, for anybody who's wondering, or a side player, is someone who accompanies the featured artist. So when you see a band, you think that band remains intact. Most of the time they don't. Those are individuals who are hired by what's called the musical

Bill C-11 committee  Absolutely.

Bill C-11 committee  Yes, it's vital, absolutely, for the examples I gave—not that these things will occur, but we're talking about mashups and unauthorized use. Moral rights are our right in Canada, and we're grateful for that and we're entitled to that. We just think they need to be strengthened u

Bill C-11 committee  Mechanical? Yes.

Bill C-11 committee  From the levies? If he's not getting any—

Bill C-11 committee  If he's not getting any airplay and he's not—

Bill C-11 committee  He's getting his dad helping him; that's what he's getting.

Bill C-11 committee  In that case he's only earning from live performance, so he's getting nothing. If he's playing—

Bill C-11 committee  They have a system whereby necessarily airplay has nothing to do with this. Airplay doesn't necessarily get you more money, but it could.

Bill C-11 committee  That is so for him as an individual, but not for his band.

Bill C-11 committee  He's getting live performance royalties, perhaps.