MUSICIAN 'S HARD WORKS FLUSHED DOWN THE DRAIN

Our musicians spend sleepless nights writing quality music for their followers. Their hard work get flushed in most Central Business District for a cheap counter fit copy Read more
It comes as a disappoinment to find people benefiting from our musicians 's hard work.I am strongly moved by the arrest of Lusanda Mcinga while she was fighting with Mzoli Vusani for selling pirated CDs. Lusanda got arrested on the 13 November 2011 but she bravely said "I will continue fighting against piracy because this is robbing us of our only income, so I am prepared to fight to the bitter end." read more

It is very touching to see our music celebrities suffer pains after all the hard work. Lusanda fought for the course that she believed in and stood-up for the originality of her music.In September 2007, Mcinga was injured after being slapped by a businessman at Willowvale after she had confronted him about her CDs, which were fake. Siyabonga Ndunge the manager of Lusanda Spritual Singers adds that "If we can fight this scourge together as artists and get government to help us, see piracy as a crime then we can succeed in this fight."

 According to the research conducted the Association of Independent Record Companies(AIRCO) has establsihed  the Airco Anti-piracy Campaign 2012-2015 launch to fight piracy.This campaign is the direct results of economic pressure that record companies find themselves at read more

Many artists in South Africa(SA) are victims to piracy.
for example:

• Dj Sbu
• Rebecca Malope
• Sechaba
• Shwi
• Intombi zoma
• Lusanda Mcinga
• Joyous celebration and 
• Zahara

Music piracy is affecting many areas of SA such as:

• The economy
• business to record companies
• Growth of new artists

HOW WE CAN TRY TO SOLVE PIRACY:

 

• It will be an advantage for the record companies is to educate their followers about the importance of fighting piracy.
• They need to show them how music celebrtities will suffer if piracy continues.
• Take a real life action,by getting artists to share their experience when they loose more than 500 million copies.
• Make followers understand that piracy is affecting their lives.
• Continue to run campaigns every month to show their seriousness about fighting piracy.
• People who have  internet access can fight piracy by joining the "STOP ONLINE PIRACY ACT"read more
• Those who do not have access to internet can fight piracy by stopping to purchase pirated CDs and DVDs.

SPOT THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE ORIGINAL AND A FAKE CD

Zahara Original CD cover pagetaken from

Zahara fake CD cover pagetaken from