PRESS RELEASE

Montreal, June 25, 2024 – Copibec’s Annual General Meeting was held on June 19 in a room at the Montreal CoWork collective space, bringing together nearly twenty delegates to receive a review of the organization’s achievements.

At the meeting, national public affairs and strategic communications firm PAA presented its strategies for reforming the Copyright Act in preparation for the next economic statement and the 2025 election.

Ysolde Gendreau, professor at the Université de Montréal Faculty of Law, closed the general meeting with a lecture on the 100th anniversary of the coming into force of the Copyright Act, offering a historical and contemporary perspective on this crucial legislative framework for creators.

Nadine Gelly, consultant with Ryan Affaires publiques, presented the Governance Committee’s update of the by-laws, which was approved by the members of the assembly.

“Despite the intense heat outside, Copibec members kept a cool head and adopted their association’s new by-laws. A major change in our organization. Copibec is finally entering the 2.0 era. All the members of the Board are proud of the work accomplished and are confident for the future.”

– Lise Létourneau, President

The members of the meeting elected the new Board of Directors as follows:

Lise Létourneau — President
Jean-Marc Côté — Vice-President
Patrick Bourbeau — Secretary-Treasurer
Pierre-Yves Villeneuve — Secretary
Renaud Roussel — Director
Simon de Jocas — Director
Josée Marcotte — Director
Francis Hébert-Bernier — Director
Emmanuelle Bruno — Les Éditions CEC, co-opted position

Copibec also marks the centenary of artist Françoise Sullivan, whose work Proportio (2015) is featured in the 2023-2024 annual report.

About Copibec
Copibec is Quebec’s collective management society for reproduction rights, representing more than 30,000 authors and over 1,300 publishing houses. Founded in 1997, it facilitates legal access to a vast repertoire of works protected by the Copyright Act through a licensing service. Internationally, the collective has signed agreements with 33 foreign societies, enabling it to manage the rights of millions of foreign publications. Its members include UNEQ, ANEL, RAAV, AJIQ, FPQJ, SODEP, Quotidiens du Québec and Hebdos du Québec.

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Catherine Mercier
Communications Officer
c.mercier@copibec.ca
514 288-1664