Industry committee  It's that in essence they don't have.... For a number of years now, audio artists have had economic and moral rights in the Copyright Act. We're asking that those be extended, but if you perform, call it audiovisual performance, but if you act in a movie those—

Industry committee  Yes, those same rights aren't accorded, and what we're saying is that the Beijing treaty is an international understanding that the Copyright Act should be amended accordingly to say that performers have rights.

Industry committee  Those rights are collectively bargained, but, again, this gets to the notion that Graham was talking about earlier. Having those rights assigned in copyright legislation, not just in Canada but countries all over the world, would allow performers in their collective bargaining...

Industry committee  We put in a submission to the Copyright Board review. We'd been hoping that things will move quickly. I could share the submission, but in essence, yes, I do think there's a lot that can be done in terms of moving to more mediation, setting clear deadlines, and being clearer on d

Industry committee  I would just say that the importance of what we've been talking about today is that we need to find ways to create sustainable incomes for artists. The pull of the major urban centres is a constant factor, but we're increasingly seeing that there's a lot of film and television pr

Industry committee  You specifically said you wanted the most straightforward answer possible, and it never is that.

Industry committee  Ultimately, this does come down to fact that the new players disrupting the market are the FANG companies. We're talking about Facebook, Amazon, Netflix, and Google. These players are emerging. The are increasingly becoming dominant. They are long past the stage where they are sc

Industry committee  I wouldn't say in terms of this act. I may very well end up in front of this committee as we look at the Broadcasting Act and the Telecommunications Act. The exemption of the digital sphere from the regulations that the CRTC employs is actually a huge factor in that. Basically, w

Industry committee  We’ll be submitting a comprehensive brief, which will cover all issues important to our members and to other Canadian artists in more detail. For today, we thank the committee for their time and look forward to your questions.

Industry committee  Among our priorities today, the first for ACTRA members is passage and adoption of the Beijing treaty. In Canada's Copyright Act, rights of performers in audiovisual works are minimal. This arbitrary exclusion means that our actors and performers don't receive the legislated prot

Industry committee  We're going to leap back and forth.

Industry committee  We'll share our time. We won't make you do two seven-minute ones.

Industry committee  Thank you, Chair, vice-chairs, and members of the committee. My name is Elliott Anderson, Director of Public Policy and Communications for ACTRA, the Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television and Radio Artists. We'll call it ACTRA from here on. We're a union representing more than

International Trade committee  Well, it's simply in the sense that right now we're witnessing a pretty dramatic change in the film and television industry in terms of the platforms on which it is being viewed. We're moving now to a market where players like Netflix, for example, are increasingly dominant. That

International Trade committee  Thank you, Garry. Thanks very much to the committee for this opportunity. We look forward to your questions and the discussion.