Days for foreign-Chichewa translated movies are numbered following decision by Copyright Society of Malawi (Cosoma) to outlaw the practice. The country for the past six months or so has witnessed a flood of international movies which are translated into Chichewa. Most of the movies that have been translated into the vernacular language are Chinese films […]
The Copyright Society of Malawi (COSOMA) has appealed to mobile disco equipment owners to have their equipment licensed or risk a penalty for failure to comply with this legal requirement. This was disclosed by COSOMA Senior Licensing Officer, Rosario Kamanga, on Wednesday. The remarks come amid reports that some disco equipment owners are not aware […]
Norwegian government on Thursday signed a three-year funding agreement with Copyright Society of Malawi (Cosoma) to the tune of 5.9 million Norwegian Kroner (about K260 million at current exchange rate). The funding under Cultural Support Scheme (CSS) is expected to benefit art associations affiliated to Cosoma, which include National Theatre Association of Malawi (NTAM), Book […]
Musicians have ambition to grow, but piracy is the only barrier sidelining this dream and this has inspired the local artists to introduce an awareness campaign in fighting piracy. To ensure that the campaign is successful, Musicians Development Institute (MUDI), an organization that is dominated by Malawian artists on Thursday organized a tour around the […]
The Malawian creative industry seems to be roaring into life and through its inspirational artworks, is progressively securing a plot for itself in the world of arts. Recent works by Malawian artists illustrate how the local creative minds are now getting things done, a development that has pleased a key partner in arts and cultural […]
Rights Holders Associations have condemned government’s move to privatise the Copyright Society of Malawi (Cosoma) profit –making entity, saying the move will work to the disadvantage of the associations. The Associations are: Journalists Union of Malawi (JUMA), Book Publishers Association of Malawi (BPAM), Musicians Association of Malawi (MAM), Photographers Association of Malawi (PHOTAMA), National Theatre […]
Malawian artists led by the vocal musicians have warned of unspecified actions should government proceed with its plans to privatise the Copyright Society of Malawi (COSOMA) a profit-making entity. Speaking to Nyasa Times in Lilongwe this week, some senior members of the Musicians Association of Malawi (MAM) Central Region Chapter argued that privatising COSOMA is […]