Month: May 2021 Posts

Atoht receives K2 million from COSOMA

May 31, 2021 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

Musician Atoht Manje has received K2 million in royalties from the Copyright Society of Malawi (COSOMA) for the period of July, 2020 to December, 2020. Today, COSOMA awarded twenty-one royalty recipients that amassed million kwacha… ...

Piracy: COSOMA cracking down on offenders

Feb 13, 2021 Thula Chisamba 0 &

Under Malawi's copyright laws enacted in 2016, possession of pirated materials is an offense that attracts a penalty of MK5 million and 2 years in prison with hard labour. In line with this legal directive,… ...

K5900 royalties from Cosoma demotivated me – Smacks Kayira

Sep 21, 2019 Lyonike Mughogho 0 &

Afro music maestro Smacks Kayira has said he was discouraged by meagre royalties he got from Copyright Society of Malawi (Cosoma) earlier this year. Kayira received K5900 from Cosoma in royalties for three years. This… ...

Mkalapa in “Golide Sakhala Asanadutse pa Moto” album release

Jun 27, 2018 Alex Sakala 0 &

Female gospel artist Chimwemwe Mkalapa has said all is set to release “Golide Sakhala Aanadutse pa Moto” album. Currently, Mkalapa has released two songs Kudzodza kwa Yehova and Bukhuli which are enjoying massive airplay on… ...

Cosoma warns against ‘CD burning’

Mar 23, 2017 Chilenje Chilenje 1 &

The Copyright Society of Malawi (COSOMA) has warned against the reproduction of copyrighted works without proper licenses saying anyone caught will be persecuted. COSOMA's Senior Licensing Officer for (COSOMA) Rosario Kamanga issued the warning in… ...

Beware pirates: K5 Million fine for burning CDs

Jul 15, 2016 Luke Bisani 61 &

Members of Parliament (MPs) on Thursday passed the Copyright Bill to protect works of art from being pirated in the country. The new law will see people found guilty of digital piracy paying a minimum… ...