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Copyright (Production, Importation and Distribution of Sound and Audio Visual Recordings) Licensing Regulations, 2007, Malawi

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Details Details Year of Version 2008 Dates Entry into force: February 8, 2008 Adopted: November 4, 2007 Type of Text Implementing Rules/Regulations Subject Matter Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights), IP Regulatory Body

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Copyright (Production, Importation and Distribution of Sound and Audio Visual Recordings) Licensing Regulations, 2007

Thc Mala,vi Gazctte Supplem cп t , dзtcd 8th l{cgulatioпs, Kules, etc...

Fcbruягy, 2008, contai nin g

(No. JA)

COVER: "МE\T NOТICE "NO. 1

COPYRIGHT АСТ (СлР. 49:03)

COPYRIGHT (PRODUCТ10N, IMPORTATION A'J\D DISTRIBUTION OF SOL". )lD AxD ЛLiDIO-VJSUAL RECORDI NGS) LICENSING REGULAТ10NS, 2007.

I N EXERCISE of thc pO\чers conferred Ьу sect ion 56 of the Copy right A ct, !, CлLJSTA Снr.момво Ministcr ofTourism, V.Гildlife and Culture, bcing the Min istcr rcsponsiЫe for copyright matters, make t he follo\чing Regulations-

1 . These R:gulatio11s may Ье citcd as t hc Copy right (Product ion, Сна11оn lmportation and Distribution of Sound and Audio-Visual Recordings) Licensing Regulat ions, 2007.

1. ln t:hese Rgulations, unless the context othcГ\vise requires- lntcrpn:tatlon

"hologi-am '' means an adl1esi,,e labe l issued Ьу thc Society.

3. о pefson shall produce, distribute or impon for dist ribution sou nd recordings, audio-visual recordings or audio works in Malawi except under а licence issu ed Ьу the Society a nd as set ou t in Pans V, Vl, Vll , V/11 and IX of the First Schedule.

4. А hologram sha/1 Ье affixed to еас\1 and every sound recording, audio-visual recording or a udio works \vhich is distributed or offered or or heГ\'Iisc exposed to the publ ic for distribution Ьу way of sale, hire, rental or otheгwise within Mala\vi. ·

5. The hologтam shall Ье delivcred exclusivcly Ьу the Society after verification that the sound recording, audio-visua! recording or a udio works has Ьсеn pr<.)l;t:tl aнd/or· puЬ\ishcd iл Mnlnwi or imponed into Malawi

\Vithout infringing any copyright granted under thc Act.

6. Any sound recording, audio-visual recording ог audio \Vorks

\vithout а hol ogram алd which is imported, distributed, offcred ог ex posed to the puЬ/ic for sa le, rental or otheГ\vise within Mala,vi shall Ьconsidered as а сору infringing copyright granied under the Act and sha/1 Ье seized Ьу the Societ,y, а police officer or an officer of the Department of Customs and Excise.

7..--{1) The Society slta!l retain the seized infringing ropies for а period of up to sixty (60) days fi-om the date of the seizure.

(2) The owner of the seized infringing copies may su bmit an oЬjectien against the seizure tthe ·society within thc sixty (60) days giviлg reasons for the objection. t

Laccncc

FIГSI

&hedr le

Лdhest\'C

laЬc:l

Society to issuc adhcsive

laЬels

sizurc

Lcng!h of scizurc алd rcvoca ion

2 8!11 1-'cbruat-y, 2008

0tstrUCIIOI! of

.пcordiнgs

S<:izure Ьу а CLISIOП1S of1icer

Clcмane<: о:· application fona

First

Schedu/e

А utltorization Cc:rtificat<: First

!x:hedu/e

8. Т/1е Society uпder the supeп•ision or office1·s fl·om thc Depal""t cnt
or Customs and Excise 01" \'lala\\'J Poli<:c SCГ\'ice, shall dcsti"OY thc sound
record!ng, audio-visual rccordiпg ог audio \vorks sci7.cd апd kcrt Гог шаге
tiJan sixty (60) days Vi/Jerc-
(а) 110 person гaiscs ап objcctioп agaiпst tl\c scJ7.Шc of the rccordiпgs; ог

(Ь) t/1e Society decms that dcspite thc on( �<:ctioп. thc scized recordings are infl·inging copies.

9. А custorнs officer s!Ja!l seize or itnpound ог rc:tain any sound rccordiпg, audio-visual recording ог audio works itПfJ0!1cd into Vlala,vi excccding а quantity of three (3) copics of thc same 1·ccor·diпg шJtil such importation has Ьееn conscnted to or veriГ ed and aothcnticatcd Ьу thc Socicty.
1 О. Evcry applicatioп to с/еа1· i111ported pre-тecordcd sound п cordings, audio-,•isнal гecording or audio "'orks siJall Ьс щаdс to tl1c Socic:y iп thc fonn set our iп Pat1 Iof the Fiгst Schedulc hcreto.
J J. Thc Society shall issuc ап a11thшization cet1ificatr 111 tl1c fonn set out in Part !I ofthe Fiгst SctJedulc subject tO--
(а) evidence beiпg gi,•cn that tl1e rccordings ar<> 01 sl1all Ье produced in confonn ity "'itl1 tl1c Act and thc regulations madc tl1creunder;
(Ь) tl1c applicant sha/1 affix а ho/ogt-am to еас/1 1ecording offered for sale, hire or rental;
(с) the levy for the holograms acquired Ьу the applicant shall Ье
paid to thc Society.

Appfication to puгd1ase holograms First Schedule

Approva! to purdlase ltolognms Firsl Schedule

Applicatior for intpoгta­ tion Licencx Firsr Schtdule

lmportation Liccncc: Firsr Schtdrtle

12. E\•ery application to pщ·chase а hologram shall Ье made in the fonn

set out in Part Ш ofthe Fiгst Schedule heп to.
!3. The Society shall gi,,e the аррГО\'аl to purchase hologt·ams in tbe fonn set out in Part IV nfthe Firs·r Scht>.dнle ht>.reto.

14. E\'ery application for impoгtation licence sha/1 Ье made to thc

Society in the fom1 set out in Part V of the First Schedule hereto.
15. The Society shall issue impoгtation iioence in the fonn set out in
Part Vl of the First 'Schedule her to.

8th Fcbruary, 2008 3

16. Every applicatioп fм а production l iceoc щll Ьс made to the

Socicty in the lorm set out in Part Vll of the iirst Schedule hereto.

ApplicatioJn fur а production licenc.e

Firsr

Schedule

1 7. Thc Socicty shall issue а product ion Jicence in the fon11 set ou t in

Part V 111 of the First Schedule hereto.

Pfoductio lrccnc.e Ftrst S<:hedul

18. L::very application for а distribu t ior1 licence slыtl Ье made to tlre дpplicaroi n

Society in rhc form set out in Pan IX of t hc First Schedule hereto. form for

distributicm

lr ccn<:c First Schedule

19. Thc Soc1ciy shall issue а distribution l icence in tlнfon11 set out in Distributrrзn

Pan Х of thc First Schedule hereto. l ia:ncc:

Ftrst

Scllt!.dиlt>

20. А hologram shall Ье purchased at а ргiсе set out in the Second Cost of

Schedu le hereto. hologram

Second

Sclu!dul

21 . Ar1y person \vho contra\'enes thcse Regulations shall Ьс gu ilty of Offenc.e

an offence and if convicted liaЫe to а fioe ofK 1,000 and to imprisonment for three (3) months.

22. l n a ny lcgal procecdings, the Society sha11, u n less provcd contrary, Legal

Ье presumed ro represent all national and roreign authors алd other copyrigh t pro cdir.gs

holders.

23. The Copyright (Production and Distribution ofSound Recordings) Revocation of

Regulations, 2003, are revoked. GN. 7 of2003

FIRST SCHEDtJLE PдRrl

COPYR1GHT АСТ

(САР. 49:03)

(reg 10)

FOR. A

APPLIC<\llOx FOR CLEЛRA:'\0:OF IMPORТED SOtJ'XD RECORDIGS, AlJDIO-VISUAL

RECORDJ:--'GS OR А-6'010 WORКS FROM ТНЕ Cli'SТOYtS л:-.'D EXOSE DEP T

1 . ?\ame of lmporter/AppJК;an(: ...................................................................................-.....

- A<fdress: .....................'....................................................................................................

1

T-elephone :\u m beг:................................................. Fax:........................................ -----·

4

3.-.(1) Tit!c of \Vork.(s) for \\'hic/1 с!сагаnсе is Ьсiпg sou.ght: .......................................... (2) Quantity of materiaf bcing impo11cd: .

4 :\:amc ofauthor'(s) ог \\'огk: ................

5.-(/) );аше. ofproduce1· of\\•ork: .............

(2) Addr·ess: ........

6.-(/) Has iщporte1· obtaincd the authorization representati,•c to import the said \\'01-k(s)?

(2) lfyes pleasc attach proof of aurlю•·i7...ation.

7. .Declaration:

of thc p.-oducer 01· l1is autlюrized
Ycs/:\:o;
l/We declare 011 my/our honour t/1at thc iofoш1ation given above is truc to thc Ьcst of mylour klюwledge апd that any misinfon11ation provided Ьу me/us t'Cndc.rs my/our application nuiJ and void.
Dec{ared at: ........................................................................... оп ............................ 20......

ОТЕ:

1МРОRТЕR SHOVlD НАVt.-

Signature of Applicam

(1) Geлuine holograш oft/1e country of or.igin of the iшported \IIOrks affixcd on to tbe
"'ork; or
(2) Authoriza6on [тот the producer ofthe work to import.

PART 11

COPYRlGHT АСТ

(САР. 49:03)

(reg. 11)

А1.-'lliOR.IZAТlOCERТlFICAТE

Approval is hereЬy giv.en to ........................................................................................ of
..................................................................... to clear the sound recordings, audio-visua! гecordingsor audio works entitled ................................................................................... and produced Ьу .............................................. of .......................................... fi·om thc Customs and E>..'cise Department.

...........................................................................

Copyright Adminislralor Dale

?\'olE:

Clearanae is for sp ific wo!Кs only and is not гррlk:аЫс to any work not mcпtioned in the clearance. \ ,

8th J-'cbruaгy, 20G8 5

PART /11 eoPYRIGHT лет (САР. 49:03)

(reg. 12)

FCж.\. lle

ЛPPLlCATIOТО PL.:RCНASE HOLOGRA\!=ROM 1НЕ COPYRIGHT SООЕТУ OF \IIALAWI

1 . :'\arnc of lmponcr/Лpplicant: ...........................................................................................

2. Addr·css: ...........................................................................................................................

Tclephonc шnbcr: ......................... . ............................ Fax:..............-.........................

3. -:\ umbcr of holograms rcquircd: ......................................................................................

4. a mc of aLIIh or(s) of work:.......................... .....................................................................

5.-(1 ) Has importcr obtaincd the au thorization rcprescntantivc to impo111 /1с sa id \\'Ork(s):

(2) lf ycs plcasc апасh evidence.

6. Declaration:

of the produccr or h is au thorized

Yesf':'.o.

II\Ne dccl arc on m y/our· honou r tllat thc intoпnation given аЬО\'С is t ruc to the bcst or my/our knowledgc an::J that any misi nformation provided Ьу mc/ us reпdcrs my/our application nu ll and void.

Declared at .............................................................. or1 ..................................................... 20.......

Sgnotuгe of AppNcaпt

хОТЕ:

1 . Genuine hologram of the country of origin of the impoct.ed works affixed on to the works; от

2. Лuthenticatiorl from thc produccr of thc 'vork to import the 'vork(s} for wh ich this approval is Ьeing soughL

PART IV COPYRIGHT лет (САР. 49:03)

(reg. J;)

FORM D

AP?ROVAL ТО Pt."RCНASE HOLOGRA..\.iS FRO:vl ТНЕ COPYRJGНТ SOCtEТY OF YfALAWI

Approval is hereby given to: ........................................................... of ............................-......

........................................................... .. to pu r<:hase ......................................................... holograms


numbered ................................................... to ................. ...... i11 .-cspect of the sound cccordiпgs, audio-visua! recordiпgs or audio ' ·oгks as dctailcd hcrcundcc


т-1 -S-er·-ia-l \--. :1--Ti-tlc- 1 -C-o-m-po-sc_r· ; =P-ю-d-uccr Quantilyl--1-о:-OПicia-J t-;sc-

------i-- -------т---- ·-t --- . ------j ----------

..::?..:_i --------1----- --i

:: : --- • i 1


l'or Offlcial t:sc

Checked Ьу: ........................................................................................... Date: ............................ _ ...........................................................,............... Payшcnt •·cceived Ьу ... ................................... .................................

Appro\•ed Ьу: ....................................................................................

:-;оТЕ:

HolograiТis ar·e rюt traлsfcraЫe fтош onc \VOrk to the otl1cr· "'itlюur tl1e cxprcss pennission о[ the Copyright Adшinistraror.

PART \1

COPYRIGHT АСТ

(САР. 49:03)

(rcg. 14)

ГOR.'-'i Е

APPUCA1lO:-.: FOR !2\-t?ORTATIO:-.: L!CEXCE

1. 1'\ame of lmporter: ........................................................................................................
2. Posta\ Address: .............................................................................................................

3. Physical Address: ................................_..........................................................................................

4. Telephone :"'uшЬеr: .................................................. fax: ............................................

5. ame ofForeign Supplier: .......................,....................................................................

6. Postal Address: ...............................................................................................................

7. Physical Address: .......................................................................,....................................

8. Telephone umb r: ................................................... Fax: ............................................

9. E-mail AddreS'.> (ifthere are uveral sr,!ppliers give tlwir details оп а sepaгate sluuзt).

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8th Februaгy,2008 7

1 О. Declaration:

1/Wc dcclarc that thc infom1ation given abovc is tt-uc to thc bcst ofmy/ou t·kno\vledge nлd that any misinformation provided Ьу rnc/us rcndcr·s m y/our application null and void.

Dcclat·ed at .............................................................. оп ............................................. 20......

Signature ojA pplicant

f-"or OПicial t;sc Onn( �span class="s192">1

Checked Ьу:............................................................................................_............................. Datc:.......................................................................................................................................

Approvcd Ьу: ..........................................................................................................................

I'ART Vl

COPYRIGHT ЛСТ (САР.49:03)

1 "1РОRТАТЮ:'\ LICCE

(reg. 1 5)

:'\a me: .................................................. of ...................... .......... .. rs hereby liccnscd to import prc-recordcd sound t·ccord ings or audio-visual rccordings or audio \VOrk5

su bjcctto conditions set out atthe back ofthc liccncc.

This liccncc may Ьс rcvokcd if any one ofthc cond itions arc not adhcred to. Copies importcd in contravcntion of the conditions shall Ьс considcred infringing copies and subject to scizurc as provided for in thc Copyright Act.

Thc licencc is valid from: ....................................................................................................... Amount: К............................................................................................................................... Amount in \vards: ...................................................................................................................

Copyrigl1t Admiпisrrator

COXDIТIO "S OF niE I PO{tTATIO:'\ LJCE).;CE

(i) Production of thc imported sound fccordings, audio-visual ог audio works has lx:en donc under authorization of owner or his authorizcd rcpresentativc in the country of production.

(ii) Л royalty of 1 О per cent at an ordinary sell ing price has becn paid subject to а minimum set Ьу the Socie.ty.

'

Бth F-'clnuary, 2008


(iii) An adl1csivc laЬcl has Ь с11 affixcd on cach сору impo11cd bcfore the same is offcred fш· sa\c.



РАRТ VII COPYRIGHT ЛСТ (САР. 49:03)

APPLICAT/0:-.; FOR А PRODL"CТIO:-.; L!CE\:Cf

1. amc оГ App!icant; ..................................................................

2. Postal Лddrcss: ........... .

3. Physical Addrcss: ..................................................................

4. Тсlср!юпс umЬer: ................................................. Fал : ......... ...... ... .................
5. \1usic Pгoduction Foш1at: Таре -··--·- CD [)ЛТ (Tick \\'hcrc applicabk)

6. Capacity of equipment: .............................................................

Cassctтcs and CDs (Tick ·h<':rc арр!iсаЫс)

0-10,000 l 0,000-20,000

ЛЬоvе 20,000

7. D.ec!aration:

I!'Л 1е declare that the infonnation given above is true to the st ofmy/our knO\\•Iedg.e and that any misinfonnation pro\•ided Ьу me/us renders шy/our app\i<.::ation null and void.
Declared at ......................................................... on ................................................... 20.......

Signatшe of Applicant

f<or Official t;sc Oniy

Che:ct:cd Ьу: .....................................................................................................................······

Date: ......................................................................................................_ .................................

Paymcnt <e<.::c.lv.ed Ьу: ..............................'...... !.........................................................................
Approved Ьу: .................................................'.............-....,..............................-...................

8tl1 Fcbruary, 2UU 9

РлRТ VIJI COPYRIGHT АСТ (САР 49:01)

PRODt.:CllO:'\ LICEXCE

(reg. 17)

fOR.\1 Н

>:ame: ....................................... of .......................................... is hercby licensed 10 undcrtakc sound rccordings, a udio-visua l recordings or audio \VOrks produclion and manufacturing subjec11o the conditioпs containcd at tl1e back of 1\1e l icence.

This licencc is valid from : .......................................................... ro ...................................... Amouпt: К .................................................. ........................................................................ Amount in \voгds: ....................................................................................,...........................

Copyright Adminiso·ator

CO:'\DITIO:-.:s FOR ТНЕ GRA='-T OF ТНЕ LICE\Cf

(i) Each instance of production and rnanufacturing has bccn su bjected 10 specific authorization agreem ent.

{ii) А mechaпical royalty has Ьееn paid at \0 per e<::nt of thc ordinary retail sclling price bur subject to а minimum set Ьу the Society from timc to tim c.

(iii) An aclliesive \аЬе\ acquired from the Society has Ьесn affixed on each сору produced before the same is offercd for saJc.

This Jicence may Ье revokcd if any one of the аЬоvе three cond itions are not adhered to. Copies produced in contravcntion of the aЬove-<onditions shall Ье considered infringing copies алd subject to seizure as providd for in the Copyright Act (Сар. 49:03}.

РАRТ IX COPYRJGHT АСТ (САР. 49:03)

APPLICATIO:'\ FOR А DtSТRJBuTIO:'\ LICE•\CE

(reg. 18)

FOR.\.1 1

1 . 'Name of Distributor: ........................................................-.............................................

2. PostaJ Address: ...............................................................................................................

3. Physical A-<ldress: ..........................................................................................................

4. Telcphone umber: ..........\..... г··-------------------------·v Fax: .............................................

10 811r Fcbruar_y, 2008


5. Туре of Oistгibutioп \l,.'holcsa\c l{ctail
(Tick "'hcr·c applicaЬic)
6. (lndicatc quantity) Salcs \•olurne 111 un its: CDIDVD
Sales volume in units:

7. Declaration:

Tapes
l/\Ve declaгc tl1at the infon11atron gi\•cn аЬо\•е is truc to thc b s!of rny/ouг kno\vledge and that any misiпfoпnation pю,·idcd Ьу me/us rcndet-s my/our applicatioп null and avoid
Declarcd at . .... ............................. . .... on ............................................... 20 ......

Signaшre of Applicш1t

г·ог Orflcial tJsc Only

Checked Ьу: ............................... ........ ... . .......................................................................... Date: ..........................................................................................................
Approved Ьу: ..........................................................................................................··········-·.
PARTX COPYRIOHT АСТ (САР. 49:03)

DISТRJBlПlO?' LI "CE

(reg. 19)

FOR.\i J

Name.................................................................... of ............................................ is hereby licensed to. undeгtake thbusiness of sound t"ecordings, audio-visual recordings·or audio

\Vorks distribution for the period .................................... to ...................................... subject to the following condition:

All copies being distributed ha\'C an adhesive {abel acquired from thc Society affixed to them.
This licence may revoked if the abo\'e-condition is not adher·ed to and the infiinging copies shall Ье suЪject to seizure as pro,,ided for in the Copyright Act (Сар. 49:03). ·
Amount: Retail К.......................................................................................................
Who!esale К................................................................................................ Amount in 'ords: .......::.......................................................................................:..................

Copyrighl Administratoг

8th J<"cbruaГ), 2008 IJ

SECOD SCHEDLJLE COPYRIGHT ЛСТ (САР. 49:03)

Сmт Ul HUL()(jf{A.\.1

(reg.20)

One Hologram К3.00

Yfade this 4th day of ovember, 2007.

(FILE 0. CS:\.1 1/4)

С. CHlYI0:\.180

MiniJ·ter ofTourism, Wildlife and Culture

Printd алd publ ishd Ьу ТНЕ GOVERX tEST Pl;.r.--т:R.Zomba.. Ylala,vi-.207 1 8-{PriК100.00)

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