Empowering your Creativity
We Maintain registers of works, productions and associations of authors, performers, translators, producers of sound recordings, broadcasters and publishers
ABOUT Us
Copyright Society of Malawi – Promoting & Protecting Creativity
We are committed to ensure you benefit from your creative work.
Our History
Copyright Society of Malawi (COSOMA) is a parastatal organization established in 1992 following the enactment of the Copyright Act of 1989
Our Mandate
to promote and protect the interest of authors, composers, performers, producers of sound recording and broadcasters. It also collect and distribute royalties or other remuneration which may accrue to the rights holders for their rights.
Our Role
A Copyright office, responsible for the implementation of the Copyright Act and as Collective Management Organization (CMO) responsible for collective management of musical, literary and artistic works.
What We Do
As the only collective management orginisation in Malawi, we are a link between Users of copyright works and Owners, rights holders manage their rights , while the users, Broadcasters, DJ’s, Libraries etc have an obligation to aquire a COSOMA license prior to use of works.
1
K+
Members
1
K+
Creative Works
1
M+
Distributions
1
Associations