710 Artists And Beneficiaries Get Royalties

Monday, February 17, 2014

Many artists and beneficiaries across the country are still collecting their royalties after Copyright Society of Botswana (COSBOTS) launched the first royalties’ awards in Gaborone recently.

COSBOTS, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Thato Mokobi said that 710 members have registered with the society since its inception, which had enabled them to enjoy a piece of cake as the royalties were awarded to COSBOTS members only. According to Mokobi, the society collected P7,9 million from June 2012 till December 2013 (one and half year).

He said that COSBOTS got 30 percent of the royalties for administrative use.

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710 Artists And Beneficiaries Get Royalties

Many artists and beneficiaries across the country are still collecting their royalties after Copyright Society of Botswana (COSBOTS) launched the first royalties’ awards in Gaborone recently.

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