Industry committee  There was no economic modelling done of a transition period of two and a half years. Two and a half years was a dialogue between those who would have to implement the system to understand how long we thought we would need to consult appropriately.

Industry committee  We can both take that. Yes, the legislative effort related to Bill C-86 was conceived and worked on by the Department of Canadian Heritage, the Department of Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada, and the Copyright Board.

Industry committee  Obviously, at the end of the day, the government holds policy authority for the overall process, and so they came to decisions that they felt were in the best interests of the overall system and that reflected what we heard from all parties.

Industry committee  It's from the signing of the agreement. Is that correct?

Industry committee  Obviously, we take a broad analysis of the overall impacts of trade negotiations. On the specifics of the enhanced term of protection, it's very difficult to model.

Industry committee  There was considerable analysis of the overall provisions, but not a specific modelling of those, because it's very difficult to do.

Industry committee  The transition period was negotiated among all parties, and it was agreed that this was a sufficient time period to allow for appropriate study and implementation.

Industry committee  Additional resources have been provided to the Copyright Board. They weren't in supplementary (A)s because our Treasury Board process is continuing. You wouldn't have seen an increase in the supplementary (A)s process, but it's a 30% increase in the total resources afforded to th

Industry committee  And then it's divvied up within that by who contributed to it.

Industry committee  Even in the case of a musical work, you're looking at who the background artists are, who the songwriter was, and the producer.

Industry committee  No, no.

Industry committee  There certainly exists a flow chart about how board-set rates and other aspects of copyright are adjudicated. When there's a public role in those, it can get quite complicated, in terms of the mechanical right, the reproduction right, the performance right and other sorts of righ

Industry committee  There have definitely been significant efforts on the part of my colleagues at Canadian Heritage to try to ensure that creators at least understand where there are value gains to be made from their creative works. I won't speak for my colleagues at Canadian Heritage, but I thin

Industry committee  It's also where you have a huge variety of content. You raised the subject of education. In the educational context, you have digital licences, potentially, that allow people access on a per-user basis or sometimes on a per-use basis, on a transactional basis that amounts to a ce

Industry committee  Thank you, Mr. Cappuccino. Allow me to also mention that, as committed in the government's intellectual property strategy, Bill C-86 proposes a change to the notice and notice provisions of the Copyright Act to protect consumers while ensuring that the notice and notice regime r