Copyright Review Commission Report - ICT Law and Regulation ...

Mr BothaThe CRC must draft a standard revenue split share for artists (as a percentage of income generated) for every recordingcompany that has contracts with artists. In order for the artists to get sufficient money from the signed contract, everyrecording company will have to pay in accordance with this predetermined sharing split to the relevant artists.POTCHEFSTROOM: ELGRO HOTEL: 13 MAY 2011Mr Selekithe dti should employ someone with the appropriate and necessary administration skill to help artists with the administrationof their work and so forth.Artists also need to be educated about their rights.JOHANNESBURG: PYRAMID CONFERENCE CENTRE: DAY ONE: 16 MAY 2011Mr MthelebofuThe issue of accessibility to the National Archives was raised. There should be a standard price for accessing files in theNational Archives, particularly in the SABC archives (currently, it is a bit expensive). In foreign countries people can accessfiles, even South African information can be accessed for free, but it is really difficult and expensive to access information atthe SABC archives.Mr SchwingesThe Copyright Act must protect all people particularly the original owners of the works. Issues of piracy are still considered tobe a big problem within the country, because artists do not benefit anything from their work.Mr PutterThe CRC will have to look at accessibility and the costs of music to the jukebox industry. The price of music should beacceptable, affordable and music must also be easily accessible by the public.JOHANNESBURG: PYRAMID CONFERENCE CENTRE: DAY TWO: 17 MAY 2011Mr Sithole - CWUSAArtists must be licensed to avoid the ‘fly-by night artists’. There is a need for a social security plan for all entities orbusinesses that benefit from using arts or artists’ work. Those entities or businesses should pay a levy to the social securityplan for the benefit of the artists. There is also a need for the enforcement of law to fight piracy. The issue of education, in theform of workshops to teach artists about their intellectual property and related rights, was raised.- 117 -