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Cosota-Requirement For Registration of Copyright

The document outlines the requirements for composers, authors, and writers to join the Tanzanian copyright collection society COSOTA. It details membership fees for Tanzanians and foreigners as individuals or groups. It also lists additional fees and required documentation for work registration and disputes. Applicants must provide evidence of their creative works and documentation of ownership or rights to those works.

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Cosota-Requirement For Registration of Copyright

The document outlines the requirements for composers, authors, and writers to join the Tanzanian copyright collection society COSOTA. It details membership fees for Tanzanians and foreigners as individuals or groups. It also lists additional fees and required documentation for work registration and disputes. Applicants must provide evidence of their creative works and documentation of ownership or rights to those works.

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REQUIREMENTS FOR A COMPOSER/AUTHOR/WRITER PUBLISHER/

ARRANGER IN JOINING COSOTA

1. MEMBERSHIP ENTRANCE FEE FOR TANZANIANS


Individual Membership Application Fees Group/Company/Choir/Band
Application form fees 10,000/= Application form Fees 20,000/=
Annual Subscription fees 20,000/= Annual subscription fees 80,000/=
TOTAL Tshs.30,000/= TOTAL Tshs.100,000/=

2. MEMBERSHIP ENTRANCE FEE FOR FOREIGNERS


Individual Membership Application Fees Group/Company/Choir/Band
Application Form Fees 20,000/= Application Form Fees 40,000/=
Annual subscription Fees 20,000/= Annual Subscription Fees 80,000/=
TOTAL 40,000/= TOTAL Tshs.120,000/=

3. OTHER RELATED FEES


Work registration Fee (per work) Tshs. 1,000/=
Copyright Clearance Certificate application Fees Tshs. 10,000/=
Dispute resolution Application Fee Tshs. 1,000/=
Dispute Settlement by Mediation Fees Tshs. 3,000/=

REQUIRED ATTACHEMENT DURING MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION


(There must be evidence of the work reduced to material form either in:-
compact Disc form, Dvd,Vcd, Written form containing the lyrics and notes, An
expressed idea in the case of literary works being in a right up, Manuscript or in
the form of a book.)

GROUP/CHOIR/COMPANY/BAND
a) Names of group members and representative(s) if it is a group/band or
choir.
b) Two (2) copies of CD’s VCD’S /DVDs/BOOK/PICTURE of each album,
manuscript, Lyrics, Film, Drama or Comedy.

c) Copy of an Agreement, Assignment or contract of a Publisher or Co-


Authors regarding contribution or ownership of the work’s creativity

d) Copy of Business License;

e) Tin Number, Certificate of incorporation (Brela Registration Certificates),


Memorandum And Articles of Association

f) Copy of Constitution, Permits and Other registration from BASATA (This


applies to choirs and other arts group) and any other documents.

OTHER REQUIREMENTS
1. Works must be the ones that copyright subsists under the Copyright Act
2. All creators/artists are encouraged to be members of COSOTA to earn
royalties.
3. All members are encouraged to activate their membership by paying annual
subscription fees
4. During the time of registration of work one must attached two copies of
works for each album/film as stipulated above. (These two copies must
enclose in hard cover.
5. In case of literary work one must furnish the office with copies of
manuscript (righter up) or Book.
6. For any expressed literary idea/ manuscript, it must be clearly
elaborated including the followings;
 Background
 Introduction
 Objectives
 Content
 Conclusions

7. TELEVISION SHOW AND LIVE CONCERT/EVENT


 Attach two copies of recorded CD/DVD enclosed in “ Hard
cover” or two copies demo
 Attach two copies of DVD of your already performed event
including permission of the said performance from the
relevant institutions.

8. REGISTRATION OF COMPUTER PROGRAMS/ SOFTWARE CODE CD, USER


PRINTOUT plus a proposal which explain uniqueness of the program and
how the performance will be.

9. In case the copyrighted work you are seeking registration you are not the
original creator/author or composer, but you have acquired its economic
rights through assignment or licensing, therefore, you are required to
attach all proper contract(s) which shows how you have become a new
owner of the said right(s) or work.

10. Group, Choir or Company cannot be creators of the works as there are
people behind the work. Therefore the company should submit all contracts
they entered with these individuals.
Note that: for the trainers/teachers or volunteers of choir or
group must transfer the said rights in written to the
Group/choir showing dates, witness etc. For the company, employees,
employers or directors who have come up with an intellectual property
work; they should prepare written transfer document of authors or
creators’ consent of particular intellectual property work which goes to
the company or group as a new owner.

11. Make sure you come with all contracts of producers, publisher or
Distributors of the said work(s)

12. Registration days for members and their works is:


MONDAY - 7:30 am – 3.30 pm
WENESDAY - 7:30 am – 3.30 pm
FRIDAY - 7:30 am – 3.30 pm

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