SAMRO Notes
Winter 2009 edition

Father’s Day Special

Father’s Day is a special time for me, as it faUs within the week of my dad’s birthday. It is a time for me,

 

 

Gregory Zoghby
SAMRO’s Chief Operating Officer explains;

How music royalties are distributed

A royalty is a payment or a fee that is due to people who have created something and who own certain rights therein, as compensation for the usage thereof by others.

US digital pirate ordered to pay almost $2 million
22 Jun 09

A long-running digital piracy case in the American state of Minnesota has ended with a landmark ruling that a woman must pay $80,000 (about R650,000) per song

 

SAMRO Notes Winter Edition 2009
21 Jun 09

SAMRO Notes Winter Edition 2009, is now available to read online

 

Local artists lose millions of rands due to piracy - As published in Protea Urban News
19 Jun 09

Jozi areas such as Bara Transport Facility, shopping malls and local train stations are some of the places populated by people selling pirated material

 

Mzansi recording artists robbed millions by pirates - As published in Zola Urban News
19 Jun 09

According to local copyright agency Chief Executive Officer James Lennox, the South African recording industry loses R500 million a year to piracy

 

Pay for ringtone music - Article as publised in the Sowetan Newspaper
17 Jun 09

Music composers must be rewarded: THE South African Music and Rights Organisation is determined to push for the remuneration of musicians by cellphone companies

 

Medal of honour for Coenie de Villiers
15 Jun 09

SAMRO Board member Coenie de Villiers is being honoured by the South African Academy for Science and Arts, which, in commemoration of its centenary year

 

The digital era: Friend or foe of copyright?
11 Jun 09

The digital era is posing many challenges for the future of copyright protection, and there is an increasing need for global cooperation

 

Be amazed in Grahamstown this July
01 Jun 09

This year's National Arts Festival in Grahamstown, to be held from 2 to 11 July 2009, has been billed as "10 days of amazing" and, judging by the jam-packed

 

SA Embassy in Belgium to pay tribute to African diva’s legacy Miriam Makeba
29 May 09

Legendary, award winning South African singer, the late Miriam Makeba's legacy is still being celebrated after her passing. A special tribute concert is being

 

New online music store, is music to our ears
28 May 09

Following the launch of the virtual South African Nokia Music Store, music.nokia.co.za, South African's now have access to hundreds of thousands of local and

 

Save the date for Moshito 2009!
28 May 09

Preparations for the annual Moshito Music Conference and Exhibition are underway, with this year's event once again providing the only place for the music

 

     

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