Industry committee  Thank you very much.

Industry committee  Maybe I could provide you with the notes that the Copyright Board had written pursuant to the decision that it rendered in Re:Sound Tariff 8. They say in that document what the rate is for the U.S. at the same time. When you make the calculation of what is paid in Canada, it's el

Industry committee  It's fascinating to see that on one side of the border, listening to online streaming generates very little money, as compared to what it yields one kilometre away on the other side of the border. On the other side of the border, it generates 11 times more money. It is fascinatin

Industry committee  On the platforms that distribute cultural products, often the draw that will make people tune in to view a cultural product is the performing artist. People want to listen to Adele sing a song, or see a Pierre Lapointe video, for instance. They will watch performances to see cont

Industry committee  If people made copies using their tape recorders, for instance, the private copy regime did not apply. Audiovisual devices are not covered in any case. That is not included in our legislation. However, it is in other countries, such as France, where private copy royalties are pai

Industry committee  As to that precise aspect, if Bell or other companies provide the means to make recordings, the cost of accessing that service may include costs to compensate for that, which may be included in people's subscription fees. I don't know how things work in that sector. As I said, we

Industry committee  Are you talking specifically about Artisti, the collective management firm, or about performing artists in general?

Industry committee  Right from the outset, this will give them a moral right over their performances. That is already very important. It will no longer be possible to use audiovisual performances for a cause or a product without first asking the artist for permission. Nor will people be able to alte

Industry committee  Yes.

Industry committee  In fact, Artisti was created in 1997, following the changes that were made to the act to introduce equitable compensation rights and the right to remuneration for private copying. At that time, the Union des artistes, which is a type of union, created its own collective managemen

Industry committee  I'd like to mention two exceptions that were included in the law in 2012 and that complicate the situation enormously when it comes to consumers' choices. In 1997, a private copy regime was adopted to allow consumers to reproduce music in the privacy of their homes. This was alr

Industry committee  No, no, no. In fact, the Beijing Treaty recognizes that artists should be given all of the royalties and exclusive rights, just like the creators of a work. The performing artists should also be given those rights. For the moment, given the wording of Canada's Copyright Act, ar

Industry committee  In fact, he has no copyright. However, could he negotiate an arrangement through his contracts with the producer, for instance?

Industry committee  Exactly. He may receive them, not as a performer, but as the author of the work. The singer-songwriter is treated differently. When you consider a song, there is the work itself, on the one hand, which includes the words and music.

Industry committee  There is no problem with that.