The effect of Piracy in Botswana :: Mmegi Online

Have you ever copied a music CD and given the copy to a friend? If yes, you are guilty of copyright infringement, and it does not stop there! You are also denying the artist who created that album from making money from the sale of his CD.

Piracy is defined as illegally reproducing any copyrighted work. It refers to copying, distributing, selling, and lending of the works without the permission of the owner. Many people in Botswana are guilty of copyright infringement or piracy in one way or another. Some make photocopies of text books instead of buying them. Some make a living from entertaining people with music created by others, without obtaining a licence from the Copyright Society of Botswana (COSBOTS).

Some illegally burn software and distribute it to others at a fee. Others create advertisements with photographs without permission from the photographer.

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