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(b) the broadcast was transmitted from a transmitter situated in
Malawi.
(6) The rights granted by this Act to publishers with regard to
typographical arrangements of published editions shall apply to
editions first published in Malawi.
PART II__THE COPYRIGHT SOCIETY OF MALAWI
4.__(1) There is hereby established a Society to be known as the
Copyright Society of Malawi (in this Act otherwise referred to as
the “Society”).
(2) The Society shall__
(a) be a body corporate having perpetual succession and a
common seal;
(b) be capable of suing and being sued in its corporate name;
(c) be capable of acquiring, hiring and disposing of any
moveable or immoveable property and do such things and
perform such acts as bodies corporate may by law do or perform;
and;
(d) have power to perform such functions and exercise such
powers as are conferred by this Act.
5.__(1) The Society shall be responsible for the implementation
of this Act and shall have the following functions__
(a) promote and protect the interests of authors, performers,
translators, producers of sound recordings, broadcasters,
publishers and in particular, to collect and distribute any royalties
or other remuneration accruing to them in respect of their rights
provided for in this Act;
(b) maintain registers of works, productions and associations
of authors, performers, translators, producers of sound
recordings, broadcasters and publishers;
(c) publicize the rights of owners and give evidence of the
ownership of these rights where there is a dispute or an
infringement;
(d) print, publish, issue or circulate any information, report,
periodical, book, pamphlet, leaflet or any other material relating
to copyright, expressions of folklore, rights of broadcasters,
performers and producers of sound recordings;
(e) cooperate with any associations in Malawi;
(f) establish and maintain close and continuous working
relationships with national, regional and international
Establishment
of a
Copyright
Society of
Malawi
Functions of
the Society