PETITION AGAINST THE SIGNING INTO LAW, THE CURRENT AMENDMENTS TO THE COPYRIGHT ACT No. 98 of 1978 BY HONORABLE PRESIDENT RAMAPHOSA.

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#3001

I want an internet that is free and not controlled by a government organisation

(Pretoria, 2019-03-26)

#3008

I am a content creative

(Johannesburg, 2019-03-26)

#3010

I am a practitioner and this I fringes on my rights

(Johannesburg, 2019-03-26)

#3022

Its our bread that they taking

(soweto, 2019-03-26)

#3031

I’m signing this petition because I believe, as an artist that through my art I can help tell my own stories and therefore enable myself the opportunity to also make it a lucrative career

(Johannesburg, 2019-03-26)

#3037

I’m a Fine Art student trying to get into this industry.

(Johannesburg, 2019-03-26)

#3039

The Bill, which ironically purports to benefit authors of copyright works, threatens their livelihood and drastically curtails their existing rights.

(Cape Town, 2019-03-26)

#3049

Our IP and crafts are to be in serious trouble.

(Cape Town, 2019-03-26)

#3053

Right's of creatives

(Pretoria, 2019-03-26)

#3056

I am a Creative in the Entertainment industry. My work is at risk and it's not protected. This puts my livelihood at risk and potential to earn a living from the body work of work that create.

(Pretoria, 2019-03-26)

#3059

Im signing because I am a photographer/graphic designer and I feel that this is important for the industry I work in

(pretoria, 2019-03-26)

#3064

I am a creator, composer and songwriter.

(Johannesburg, 2019-03-26)

#3073

The current bill does not adequately, if at all, protect the rights of authors and other creatives.

(Bellville, 2019-03-26)

#3078

Art needs to be protected so is the artist

(walvisbay, 2019-03-26)

#3081

I am against the bill in its current version. It is detrimental to the creative industry.

(Centurion, 2019-03-26)

#3082

I am not happy.

(Rustenburg, 2019-03-26)

#3089

Creative have been robbed for far too long in this country.

(Johannesburg, 2019-03-26)

#3091

Protect our creatives!!!!

(Vereeniging, 2019-03-26)

#3096

I own a bookshop and this amendment will mean that I won't be able to earn an income from the shop. Neither will publishers, authors, reviewers, proof readers and a host of other professionals be able to generate an income.

(Klerksdorp, 2019-03-26)

#3098

I'm signing because I am a screenwriter and author and this affects me directly

(Johannesburg, 2019-03-26)

#3108

The exploitation of artistic talent must come to an end.

(Soweto, 2019-03-26)

#3117

I am an Author and I believe that our intellectual property and rights should be protected.

(Pretoria, 2019-03-26)

#3122

I'm signing because this bill, should it come to be law, will kill the publishing industry and lead to thousands of job losses, further damaging the country's weak economy.

(Cape Town, 2019-03-26)

#3124

I'm signing because small publishers in South Africa will be negatively affected and increasingly become unable to protect the rights of their authors.

(Johannesburg, 2019-03-26)

#3131

I work in the publishing industry and this will have a big impact on my livelihood.

(Pretoria, 2019-03-26)

#3132

I work in the publishing industry so this will have a detrimental affect on my job. I am also an author and I feel that my intellectual property should be respected and protected.

(Pretoria, 2019-03-26)

#3145

This bill will irreparably damage our industry. We cannot allow this to happen!

(Cape Town, 2019-03-26)

#3146

I am a musician that composes original music from my spiritual connection with the universe. I expect it to be my property anywhere, any place, all the time. I do not believe that anyone has the right to expropriate my works or my rights to my works, partially or wholly. This is theft even if a law came out legitimising such theft. That law would be illegitimate and disrespectful and unfair and would take away the meaning of my life as a creative or at least reduce my rights to my own thoughts and feelings as expressed by me through my creative process. It would spur me on to become a non productive recluse not willing to share my thoughts and feelings with the public ..the poetry of the beautiful language of music belongs to the creator who should be able to control what happens to it in the public domain, without outside interference legislated to enable expropriation of my creative soul.
Sincerely,
Greg Georgiades (artist musician)

(Pretoria, 2019-03-26)

#3147

I am a creator who believes that all creative content from creatives should be protected by any means necessary.

(Durban, 2019-03-26)

#3163

I am a book author

(Cape Town, 2019-03-26)

#3167

I support the rights of Authors

(Somerset West, 2019-03-26)

#3168

Creators of content should be protected. They use their intellectual property to earn a living and so many creators will be impacted.

(Cape Town, 2019-03-26)

#3169

Due to unfairness to authors.

(Johannesburg, 2019-03-26)

#3171

Books are the intellectual property of tha authors. It is their job and the way they earn their living. Taking away copy right, is taking the food out their mouths.

(Bloemfontein, 2019-03-26)

#3172

People have a basic right to be paid for their ideas, the educational material they create or any works they develop. Everything is not for free. There are many Authors, Publishers, Editors and Developers making a living from the knowledge and skill they have gained over many years. Many many hours are spent creating ordered and structured learning material in a way that students can understand and grasp it. If this Bill is signed in a lot more will be lost than whatever it is this Bill sets out to gain.

(Cape Town, 2019-03-26)

#3180

I am a creative and I would like to keep my IP for all my works.

(Johannesburg, 2019-03-26)

#3186

I don't believe the Copyright Amendment Bill is beneficial to South Africa in its current form.

(Johannesburg, 2019-03-26)

#3192

I'm signing because I'm an avid reader, booklover and -buyer. I am against anything that might harm authors or publishers as that will be detrimental to my own book - and reading experience as well as that of others.

(Bethlehem, 2019-03-26)

#3196

This is not what I want to see become of the creative sector in our country. People work so hard for their works, it needs to be protected and they need to be compensated for it!

(Johannesburg, 2019-03-26)

#3200

I'm signing because I can't believe that our Honorable President who is a raving capitalist will prevent struggling musicians from earning their money honestly and without prejudice.

(Johannesburg, 2019-03-26)