Industry committee  You raise a good point. It could in fact be assumed that, individually, revenue and income are being shared among more creators. That is possible. The fact remains that, in the issues we have been discussing since earlier, we are talking about the overall envelope. What we just

Industry committee  The question should be put to the Association nationale des éditeurs de livres. We are unable to provide you with specific figures from the publishing industry.

Industry committee  We would also very much like to have the figures because that would have a direct impact on how much our writers make, but the question should be put to publishers.

Industry committee  I think they would accept to pay for them, but I have a feeling you don't agree with me. You are asking for my opinion, and I am giving it to you. Unfortunately, I don't have more specific arguments.

Industry committee  Could you repeat the question? I'm sorry, but I did not understand it.

Industry committee  I cannot answer you right now because your question concerns technical considerations for which we have no answer.

Canadian Heritage committee  Madam Chair, members of the committee, thank you for the opportunity, this morning, to share with you the reality faced by the 1,600 Quebec writers we represent. My name is Laurent Dubois, and I am the general manager of the Union des écrivaines et des écrivains québécois, or UN

Canadian Heritage committee  Now let's discuss the threats posed by the digital world. Nowadays, anyone can appropriate a work online without too much trouble. Every single day, we see people breaking copyright rules, whether for commercial or educational use. Here are some examples. Day in and day out, t

Canadian Heritage committee  I can try to answer. In reality, I don't know if we have adapted. I think that for the moment, we are being hit by the disadvantages. Of course, we try to adapt. There are two possibilities. The first is legislation and that is why we are here this morning. We think that strong

Canadian Heritage committee  Yes. There is the European directive on copyright; the European Parliament decided to begin negotiations on it in September. Of course, there are measures in place to protect copyright.

Canadian Heritage committee  We could most certainly draw a lot of inspiration from them. I'm thinking, for instance, about the current tools to systematically monitor content before it is posted online, which certain platforms use. Youtube is already doing that for music. Not everyone does this but those t