Tanzania
Copyright and Neighbouring Rights Act, 1999
Copyright (Licensing of Public Performances and Broadcasting) Regulations, 2003
Government Notice 328 of 2003
- Published in Gazette of the United Republic of Tanzania on 10 October 2003
- Assented to on 26 September 2003
- Commenced on 10 October 2003
- [This is the version of this document as it was from 10 October 2003 to 26 May 2005.]
1. Citation
These Regulations may be cited as the Copyright (Licensing of Public performances and Broadcasting) Regulations, 2003.2. Interpretation
In these Regulations unless the context otherwise requires—“Licence” means a licence issued under sub-regulation (1) of regulation 5; and“Society” means the Copyright Society of Tanzania in it’s acronym “COSOTA”;3. Licence to hold public performance or broadcasting
No person shall hold a public performances or broadcasting of a work in which a copyright subsists except under a licence issued by the Society4. Application for licence
Every application for licence shall be made to the Society in the form set out in Part I of the Schedule hereto.5. Issuance of licence
6. Licence to be displayed
The applicant shall publicly display the license in a prominent and visible position at or near the main entrance to the premises at which the public performance or broadcasting is to be held.7. Issue of license for foreign bands or groups
8. Distribution of royalties, etc.
The Society shall pay in accordance with its procedures, royalties or other appropriate remuneration accrued or due, to the person entitled thereto out of the fees collected by it aset out under the Third Schedule to these Regulations.9. Appeals
An applicant who is aggrieved by any condition endorsed by the Society on a license or with the decision of the Society refusing to issue a licence may, before the public performance is held and, in any case, within fourteen days from the date the condition is endorsed of the decision is made, appeal to the Minister to review or rescind the condition or decision, as the case may be.10. Penalty failure to pay fees
In addition to the fees payable under these Regulations an extra "late payment fee" which is specified in the 2nd schedule shall be payable.11. Validity of Acts
Anything done by the Society before, during or after commencement of these Regulations in respect of a public performance or broadcasting of any work and which thing is capable of being done under these Regulations shall be deemed to have been validly done under of pursuant to these Regulations.12. Offences
Any person who contravenes these Regulations shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable to punishment as per Section 42 of the Act.History of this document
27 May 2005 amendment not yet applied
10 October 2003 this version
26 September 2003
Assented to