Bill C-32 (40th Parliament, 3rd Session) committee  A lot of oxen are being gored in this bill. A lot of money is being taken out of the pockets of creators--$126 million annually is what we estimate. And that cuts across the folks we represent, the royalty artists of Canada, but also educators, writers, and of course publishers a

Bill C-32 (40th Parliament, 3rd Session) committee  I've heard the attack ads and the talk about the $75 iPod tax. As we know, it's not a tax. As we've said, the only tax is the HST on iPods. This is a levy. The idea is that the user who buys the iPod--I have one--should make a contribution to the artists whose work they're going

Bill C-32 (40th Parliament, 3rd Session) committee  We wouldn't mind seeing some of these people in jail, for sure. It's massive theft that they're involved in. So if this committee recommends that some of these folks go to jail, that would be excellent. There have to be some really substantial deterrents put in place in this bil

Bill C-32 (40th Parliament, 3rd Session) committee  Since we negotiate minimum fees for performers, we would want to see a minimum amount in damages and the ability to escalate those damages to an unspecified amount.

Bill C-32 (40th Parliament, 3rd Session) committee  We'd like to see it go as high as possible, yes. I don't think $1 million is too much, not considering the type of revenue that is generated by these companies.

Bill C-32 (40th Parliament, 3rd Session) committee  It could well cost hundreds of thousands of dollars to pursue a lawsuit. I actually liked what my colleagues from IATSE said with respect to this matter and would support their position.

Bill C-32 (40th Parliament, 3rd Session) committee  Yes.

Bill C-32 (40th Parliament, 3rd Session) committee  That's correct, it is inefficient. As was stated, $20,000, $5,000.... That level of fine is just like the cost of doing business. These companies make millions of dollars stealing other people's work. The penalties applied to such infringers should be massive, in the same way th

Bill C-32 (40th Parliament, 3rd Session) committee  As we've said, we would find a system worthwhile that would include the ascending notices, no question about that--one or two, and then start to escalate beyond that if the infringer does not comply with the notice. We would hope that this committee could find a way to provide s

Bill C-32 (40th Parliament, 3rd Session) committee  The problem is that the ability to provide substantial statutory damages against major infringers has been removed. That means you have to go to court and prove damages. It's a lengthy and challenging process, when the fact is you want to shut down sites like isoHunt. The only wa

Bill C-32 (40th Parliament, 3rd Session) committee  Madame Lavallée, thank you—

Bill C-32 (40th Parliament, 3rd Session) committee  Definitely.

Bill C-32 (40th Parliament, 3rd Session) committee  Thank you, Mr. Garneau and Mr. Chair. Notice and notice means just sending notices ad infinitum to infringers. That won't do anything except create a pile of paperwork. No one's going to take notice of all of those notices. It is a system that only works if there's some form of

Bill C-32 (40th Parliament, 3rd Session) committee  What I don't understand about this whole debate on notice and notice is that if I don't pay my gas bill or my hydro bill, I get cut off. How is that infringing on anyone's rights? The fact is, as my colleagues have said, it is true that this is theft and it should be treated as t

Bill C-32 (40th Parliament, 3rd Session) committee  Number two is the expansion of fair dealing and new exceptions. This sweeping exception will take millions out of creators' pockets and could devastate our educational publishing industry. Most puzzling is that this destructive provision proposes to fix a problem that doesn't exi