Canadian Heritage committee  We currently have very strong collective bargaining rights, and we negotiate for those rights. If you're talking about a regime whereby we maintain those rights but also enjoy a form of neighbouring rights, I think that is something we would be very willing to discuss and explore

Canadian Heritage committee  Yes.

Canadian Heritage committee  That was one of our two asks, and we echo those musicians who have come and asked that the definition of sound recording in section 2 of the Copyright Act be amended. This would mean that sound recordings included in a soundtrack in an audiovisual work would be considered sound r

Canadian Heritage committee  Reciprocity forms the basis of those international exchanges. Because we are lacking that in our Copyright Act, we're not able to access the money that's collected in foreign territories for Canadian audiovisual productions, featuring Canadian performers, that are shown overseas.

Canadian Heritage committee  —where it's recognized that these rights have value, and these rights are to be bargained for or negotiated.

Canadian Heritage committee  Yes. There are lots of countries around the world that I think we could look to as examples, where audiovisual performers receive economic benefit for their work. We could look at France, Germany or the Netherlands.

Canadian Heritage committee  What we're looking for is certainty in the Copyright Act, certainty that we can continue to negotiate for these rights. As I've heard it described before, having it codified in the act provides a contractible space—

Canadian Heritage committee  Thank you, David. The lack of economic and moral rights in Canada's Copyright Act means that audiovisual performers don't receive the legislated protection that others in the creative class receive, and it is out of step with international standards. In other countries around th

Industry committee  No. That's only for performers and label.

Industry committee  Again, performers and labels are the ones that are subject—

Industry committee  Correct.

Industry committee  The Beijing treaty addresses proper compensation for those who appear in audiovisual performances. Separately, we're talking about the definition of a sound recording, what you hear when you're watching an audiovisual work. They are two separate—

Industry committee  The Beijing treaty takes care of the audiovisual performance, the actors who you see, the performers you see on screen.

Industry committee  As a performers' group, we've been very pleased with the CPCC, the process, the operations, and how the pot is divided.

Industry committee  It's any device that we use to make copies of sound recordings. It's important to remember that back when we were making those mix tapes and those CDs, it was an infringement. The private copying levy was introduced to compensate artists rather than starting to go after all the