Canadian Heritage committee  Absolutely. There is training on copyright. For artists, simply figuring out what they are entitled to and how to go about asserting their rights, especially when it comes to self-production, is extremely complex. Artists are increasingly called upon to produce their own work. T

Canadian Heritage committee  Yes. Absolutely. We would have to ask the artists from Violons du Roy. I don't have the figures, but it's very clear that the royalties that musicians have received are not comparable to what they could get from the sale of albums, for example, when albums were selling a lot.

Canadian Heritage committee  No, you're not mistaken. That is indeed the case.

Canadian Heritage committee  Concert music is unique in that ensembles vary in size. Symphony orchestras can have more than 100 musicians, but there are much smaller ensembles, such as quartets. Therefore, it's these small groups that could be compared to other small, pop bands, although, it's often not only

Canadian Heritage committee  Copyright royalties are important, and I believe that we should absolutely have a uniform system of data collection. Metadata are used to identify composers, artists and performers from the pieces so that right holders can be recognized worldwide and genuinely get paid. Already,

Canadian Heritage committee  Good morning. Thank you very much for inviting me to participate in this meeting. I am the Chief Executive Officer of the Conseil québécois de la musique, the CQM. Our organization is made up of professional concert musicians, that is, those who play classical, jazz, contemporary