Hon Chairperson, the EFF supports the intellectual property rights of performers in audiovisual performances. We are firm in our believe that artists must be given the rights of reproduction of their work and that they must have the rights to distribute their work, the right for rental and the right of making available their audiovisual work.
This is over and above our other commitments to empower all kinds of artists in the country. For instance, the EFF government will take creative arts practitioners with experience and place them at schools to develop the curriculum and to teach and peer review each other. The EFF government will also pass legislation for 80% of all adverts that are aired by public broadcasters to use local music and African artists, a 50% minimum of which must be owned by women and the youth. This will further strengthen the ideals of the Beijing Treaty.
No other party is capable as the EFF in advancing these ideals. We support the reports of the Portfolio Committee on Trade and Industry. Thank you.