Industry committee  Yes, and if I may add to that, 1,300 members of the DRCC received compensation last year. There are only 800 or so working members of the DGC. We don't cover the entire universe of working directors in Canada, so there are many who don't get the benefit of the collective agreemen

Industry committee  That's exactly what we're saying, that writers and directors are the authors of audiovisual content and therefore the first copyright owners. When it comes to all the things you talked about in your prior question about the exploitation, the distribution, and the financing, the

Industry committee  I think with what we've seen recently, we're beginning to see a path for creating a coherent system where all of the participants are contributing, in the broadest sense of the word, whether it's investment or promotion—as you see fit—into the health of the industry. That include

Industry committee  Really, the question is where to begin. We're in an era where there's an abundance of choice and a diversity of content. There's never been a better time to be a viewer; there's so much there to pick from. It's triggered a lot of investment in the creation of content. In many way

Industry committee  I'll let everyone get in because that's a great question. I'll begin with exactly one of the reasons that we're here today. The act is ambiguous with regard to how “author” is defined. It states “author” but doesn't identify who the author is. The case that we've made, I believ

Industry committee  There are two ways you can think about the FairPlay Canada proposal to the CRTC. I speak to directors who find their work showing up on these platforms. Obviously, in many cases, they show up without licence. Directors are not in a position and don't have the wherewithal to be s

Industry committee  The term of the copyright itself, set as the life of the author plus 50 years, constitutes further evidence that the author must be an individual and a physical person, someone who can be credited with authorship and natural ownership of moral rights, not a corporation or other l

Canadian Heritage committee  If you don't mind, Madam Grady, just to quote you, and I think it's a good example, you said that over time there has been an expansion and deepening of the system in terms of expertise and competency, that 10 years ago we were not big players in VFX. I think from today's present

Canadian Heritage committee  The money we're talking about in the context of PNI is money that broadcasters are already spending to license content, and we're not suggesting any of that change. We're hoping that using some of those resources, which are broadcaster amounts, they license the right to exhibit

Canadian Heritage committee  This is pay-per-view and video-on-demand services. The decision was for broadcasters to license all new Canadian features. By virtue of being an original Canadian feature film, it is automatically meant to be programmed on these pay-per-view and video-on-demand services. We're

Canadian Heritage committee  There will be others.

Canadian Heritage committee  Currently, broadcasters have in the overall requirements with regard to the Canadian programming that they license, the 30% number. Within that 30%, a portion is targeted to programs of national interest, in other words, programs that are high risk. Dramatic series, feature docum

Canadian Heritage committee  I'll start, perhaps. A few minutes ago we mentioned the programs of national interest which is an obligation on the part of broadcasters to invest in certain types of high-risk programming. I'm making the link. There was a mandate given by this committee at the time, in general

Canadian Heritage committee  We don't. We don't think they've been successful.

Canadian Heritage committee  Just to clarify, the obligation generally is 5%, which is a subset of the 30% overall obligation broadcasters have. The 5% is the subset which is directed to these programs. We're saying the 5% has not been effective. Even though feature film is included within the 5%, money is n