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

Comments

#602

I think this government is full of shit and they don't respect artist

(Johannesburg, 2019-03-23)

#616

Concerned citizen

(Klerksdorp, 2019-03-23)

#618

I'm signing because I believe in it.

(Pretoria, 2019-03-23)

#619

I’m an Artist and my works need to be protected and I am against the signing of this bill.

(Tshwane, 2019-03-23)

#624

I'm a artist myself and I practice my rights.

(Estcourt, 2019-03-23)

#630

I am a creative will thus be affected by this Bill if it goes through

(Meyerton, 2019-03-23)

#636

I have stand for the rights of UGC's especially because that is the one field industry that accommodates and provide jobs for the youth of this country.

(Cardiff, 2019-03-23)

#637

I don't believe the amendment will serve creatives fairly.

(Cape Town, 2019-03-23)

#644

I support the petition

(Cape town, 2019-03-23)

#645

I don't believe in what is being signed

(Port Elizabeth, 2019-03-23)

#646

I’m signing because I am a creative and the passing of this bill would be detrimental to mine and my fellow artists’ survival.

(Johannesburg, 2019-03-23)

#651

Its not fair for a creative not to get their royalties on their work. Business will collapse and we need south Africans to tell their own story, not anyone else...

(Merafong city, 2019-03-23)

#654

Im signing this because music is my life my legacy

(Johannesburg, 2019-03-23)

#655

Im signing because the passing of this bill can lead to job losses

(Cape Town, 2019-03-23)

#656

In support of SA artists

(Alberton, 2019-03-23)

#667

It’s not right to take away peoples intellectual property. Creatives need their rights to be respected.

(Johannesburg, 2019-03-23)

#672

I am against the Copyright Amendment Bill.

(Johannesburg, 2019-03-23)

#673

As an aspiring journalist I feel this will deeply affect the creative industry in all its fields.

(Johannesburg, 2019-03-23)

#674

Because I want the bill to be changed to accommodate SA writers and the President shouldn't sign it in it current form

(Amanzimtoti, 2019-03-23)

#679

I am an artist

(Johannesburg, 2019-03-23)

#687

I am fully behind this petition

(King Williams Town, 2019-03-23)

#696

I’m signing because I’m a music composer and this will take away my source of income.

(Randfontein, 2019-03-23)

#700

I am an artist manager that owns an agency that aims to promote the independence and ownership of intellectual property and its means of exploitation. The bill amendment means artists will grow hungry with no royalty earning and to leave their descendants while their work is used freely. The state of arts is neglected as is, not funded and bookings that serve as money stream for artists declined and continue to do so because major stakeholders, the alchohol, mainly spirits, who host big festivals and small events where artists get booked at, have been heavily taxed by the government. The bill amandment takes away yet another money stream.

I am not for this, more so, intellectual property is the most priced possession of man.

(Gauteng, 2019-03-23)

#708

I'm signing this petition because I am a creative, my siblings are creative and like all children - so is my daughter. The world my child will live in will be different from mine, as mine was different from my parents. In the future, creativity stands to be one if the most important skills. Yes, I'm talking the 4IR. We need to be able to protect our ideas in order for us live and thrive.

(Joburg, 2019-03-23)

#713

Artists are being screwed over

(Port Elizabeth, 2019-03-23)

#717

Appeal to the President to reconsider his decision on amending the bill.

(Vanderbijlpark, 2019-03-23)

#719

Lebogang Matlala signed

(Pretoria, 2019-03-23)

#721

This will disempower minds of creatives will cause a result of financial implications. Please do NOT take it away from creatives

(Pretoria, 2019-03-23)

#724

I refuse to excuse or ignore crimes against the creative society and the creative's properties.

(Bethlehem, 2019-03-23)

#729

I am in the creative industry!! Support the industry and the heritage behind it!

(Cape Town, 2019-03-23)

#733

Beacaise im a creative and support my family through my art

(Vereeniging, 2019-03-23)

#735

Please save our industry

(Pretoria, 2019-03-23)

#740

I am a creative

(Johannesburg, 2019-03-23)

#744

I am an artist I know the effects of this bill

(Johannesburg, 2019-03-23)

#754

I'm a musician and I understand the negative effects of the bill

(Johannesburg, 2019-03-23)

#761

I believe our artists need to eat and not die poor, They offer so much to the society.

(Johannesburg, 2019-03-23)

#762

I’m a content producer and believe there won’t be an industry worth working in and creating content for, if this bill is signed

(Ekurhuleni, 2019-03-23)

#767

The Creative World Should Stay Free To Be Creative And Explore With Others Art So Long As They Don't Financially Benefit From It.

(Durban, 2019-03-23)

#771

I am a creative.

(Johannesburg, 2019-03-23)

#773

Don’t take food out my mouth.

(Pretoria, 2019-03-23)

#779

I’m signing because I don’t believe in artists/creators being exploited off their craft

(Johannesburg, 2019-03-23)

#785

I’m a bread winner for a family of 5. Music has been my only source of income. Mr President please don’t the food out my mouth.

(Bloemfontein, 2019-03-23)

#790