Bill C-32 Frequently Asked Questions  Please see the bill C-11
FAQ for updates.     Q: The government has indicated that C-32
offers a "balance between the interests of consumers and the
rights of the creative community". Would you agree?  A: by
Russell McOrmond  I think the government is using an incorrect
scale for determining whether the bill is balanced, given the
suggested separation between the interests of creators and
audiences is largely an illusion. All creators are audiences of
more content than they are creators of, and nearly all creators
build on the works of past creativity in their new creations. An
increasing number of people who would have only been audiences
in the past are now creating their own works, and the activities
of amateur creators are as regulated by copyright as those of
professional creators.  In some areas such as photography,
amateur photographers and machine automated photography
represents the vast majority of photographs, with professional
photography representing a tiny f