Industry committee  The issue is basically money. Once we have the money, the issue then becomes staffing and retention of the specialized people; but order for us to get there, we need the budget to be able to search for the additional people who are interested in working in this very specialized a

Industry committee  Unfortunately, it is not as simple as that, because each case at the board is different and complex. Sometimes a particular tariff might need a month of analysis. Other cases might need six months of analysis. It's very difficult to do a direct correlation between the money and t

Industry committee  A collective management society collectively administers the rights of owners for a specific type of right or work. For example, SOCAN is a collective management society that administers the communication rights of authors and composers. Ré:Sonne is a management body that adminis

Industry committee  It's the communication of music. CMRRA-SODRAC Inc., or CSI, deals with the reproduction of music. They represent the same rights owners, but for two different types of rights. In some countries, the same collective management society administers both types of rights, but not in

Industry committee  I can discuss the role the board plays in that context and within the industry. As you know, the publishers and the industry in general have various sources of revenues, which come from the selling of their material. What we do is set is considered to be a relatively small part

Industry committee  I can only reinforce it. As the secretary general, I do see the push on the resources. There are stakeholders who expect their tariffs to be certified much earlier, and we just can't because we don't have the bodies to actually do the work. At the board nothing can be done really

Industry committee  Yes, it is fair to say that these industries are being affected by some of the tariffs that we certify.