Industry committee  I think you're asking to change—

Industry committee  —centuries of jurisprudence by changing that, and enforcing any idea that you would have to register copyright. There is an advantage to doing so, but, no, I don't think that you would need to register copyright in order to have it in force.

Industry committee  It's a fair point and an interesting analogy. It's certainly more difficult to put technological locks on websites that are producing this material. I want to go back to some of the questions that were asked earlier in this session around whether or not Canada should have some k

Industry committee  You're asking me to comment on the veracity of a report that has come out, and I don't have the background to be able to pronounce on that. I'm quoting a study.

Industry committee  I expect that there was an analysis done that likely looked at what the market value was in various jurisdictions, and came up with a number. I can't tell you off the top of my head. I don't know.

Industry committee  I think that's somewhat self-explanatory. There's certainly a lot of literature in the marketplace about why people buy counterfeits, or why people pirate goods.

Industry committee  I would say that's an element of it, but I would also say that accessibility is. If you can get it for free, why would you pay for it?

Industry committee  I'll echo those comments. I'll also add that having the clear decision-making criteria was important, but also the ability to negotiate tariffs independently, basically taking a contractual approach that the Copyright Board would not intervene in those cases.

Industry committee  I think our position is fairly straightforward. Any material that is copyrighted needs to be legally acquired first, so you have to pay the appropriate fees, royalties or what have you. Once it moves beyond that, and there is a requirement to have copies for verification and mach

Industry committee  I would keep that fairly narrow. This is one new exception.

Industry committee  I think it's incumbent on this committee to be somewhat prescient, to figure out what the world is going to look like and keep this technology as neutral as possible.

Industry committee  I think the U.S. focuses more on some of the issues around piracy and infringement, and they are more aggressive in how they approach the infringements. There's more in the way of criminal proceedings that go along with that. They have a “notice and take down” regime. There are q

Industry committee  Yes, I certainly can.

Industry committee  Thank you very much, Mr. Chair, and members of the committee, for the opportunity to address you today. I'm actually here for the Canadian intellectual property council, which is a special council within the Canadian Chamber of Commerce—the national voice of business, represent