Bill C-32 (40th Parliament, 3rd Session) committee  First of all, if I may, it's not the iPod tax. It's not a tax. It's one way--it can be described as a tax, but it's not a tax--of compensating the use of the right of property. If we can't find a better system.... We had one before and the technology has made it completely obsole

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

Bill C-32 (40th Parliament, 3rd Session) committee  Yes. I knew you would ask.

Bill C-32 (40th Parliament, 3rd Session) committee  They're important to a certain part of the sector in particular. I know, from having done business with them in the past, that they're very important for the companies that are represented by CRIA, for example. Mr. Anderson has been asking for this right since the WIPO treaty was

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

Bill C-32 (40th Parliament, 3rd Session) committee  No. I wish I had brought this, but I'm sure my colleagues can help me. This is the money that is collected, for example, by Access Copyright and COPIBEC for all the documentation that is used in the education system, which this bill will eliminate or threaten. It includes the pay

Bill C-32 (40th Parliament, 3rd Session) committee  First of all, I think the ones that we support I have mentioned in my presentation, and I will find the page to go back to that. I'm not going to be specific about the people who come here and say they're very happy with the bill and say thank you and pass it tomorrow because it'

Bill C-32 (40th Parliament, 3rd Session) committee  I cannot provide that to you today--I don't have it with me here--but it's based on figures we have collected, and we have all the sources and all the identification of the sources for that. This is a certain figure; it does not cover the loss of revenue that is due currently to

Bill C-32 (40th Parliament, 3rd Session) committee  Not the distribution list but the revenue for specific years, yes. I believe I will venture to say that we can probably provide you, not tomorrow but within a reasonable time, with a review of the revenue for that $126 million, which is 2009, if my memory serves me right. We can

Bill C-32 (40th Parliament, 3rd Session) committee  As I said, I think you will receive specific answers to your questions from our members. I'm just here to flag the broad issues, and I'm not a specialist. I acknowledge that this notion of fair dealing seems to be a slam-dunk conclusion, but it cannot prevent me from saying that

Bill C-32 (40th Parliament, 3rd Session) committee  No. The list of amendments is there. Most people will speak to that, and they will even take it a step further.

Bill C-32 (40th Parliament, 3rd Session) committee  If you are not able to come to an agreement on this issue politically, I advise you to pass this because it is beneficial for some people. But we will have to get together next year because this doesn't make any sense. There is too much “collateral damage”.

Bill C-32 (40th Parliament, 3rd Session) committee  I have to say that it is ultimately a technical matter. Once we have the big picture, perhaps there will be obstacles to overcome. We haven't explored that avenue. I'm not sure whether it can be done or not. In our view, it is better to continue living in the present state of un

Bill C-32 (40th Parliament, 3rd Session) committee  Yes, it is possible. And it is possible to find a balance between the rights of consumers and the rights of authors. A right has already been recognized. It is a property right, not a fantasy. It is an intellectual property right. It applies to artists, intellectuals, all kinds

Bill C-32 (40th Parliament, 3rd Session) committee  That's where we and our members stand. We are well aware that the well has been poisoned by the label attached to the current system. The logical thing would be to apply this concept to other media. If it is impossible to agree on this solution, I think it will be necessary to fi