Zimbabwe: Royalties Haunt ZBC

The Zimbabwe Music Rights Association (ZIMURA)'s board has indicated that it would sit down to decide on its legal victory against the Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corpo-ration (ZBC) over payment of royalties, as market players mull over the judgement which could have far-reaching implications on music rights.

ZBC lost the legal wrangle over royalties last week against ZIMURA. Justice Bere ordered the State broadcaster to pay outstanding royalties of over $500 000 owed the music rights body for the broadcast of material by local and international songwriters whose intellectual property (songs) are protected at law in Zimbabwe and the world over.

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