I don't know whether students should be absorbing those costs, but I don't think so. In any case, our recommendation is not directed toward that.
We represent writers, who agree with students on this issue. We want the material used in educational establishment to be regulated, with a specific cost attached to it, which cannot be the same as commercial costs. More than ever, we need literature to spread in schools and universities, and to be used by teachers and students.
On the other hand, we are asking that the oversight be precisely defined in the legislation and taken into account when the legislation is reviewed. We would like the legislation to define the terms “education” and “fair dealing”. Our intention is not at all to make the content cost more. What is needed is better regulation of content to prevent prosecutions like the ones currently before the courts, whose sole goal is not to pay writers royalties. It is as if it was forgotten that the author is the source of the book. Without authors, writing content is much more complicated.