ZARRSO, Zambia Reprographic Rights Society
2nd Floor, Osidian Office Park, Bwinjimfumu Road, Rhodespark
Suite 3
LUSAKA
10101
Zambia
Phone
+260 970665642 +260 211 230577
Fax
Nil
E-Mail
Website
www.zarrso.org
Chief Executive Name
Ms. Ruth Simujayangombe
Chief Executive Title
Chief Executive Officer
Chief Executive Phone
+260 955 460254
Chief Executive Email
Key representative
Nil
Title
Nil
Phone
Nil
History of the organisation
ZARRSO was established by Zambian authors and publishers after a long preparatory period through an interim working committee. The founding members are the Book Publishers Association of Zambia (BPAZ); Zambia Women Writers Association (ZAWWA); Zambia Educational Publishing House (ZEPH); Macmillan Zambia; University of Zambia Press (UNZA Press); Visual Arts Council of Zambia (VAC); and Zambia Music Copyright Protection Society (ZAMCOPS).
Year of incorporation
2010
Year of first collection
2016
Total number of Board Members
9
How are Board Members elected
General Council Votes
Total number of Publisher Representatives
2
Remarks about the Board
The board chairperson, vice chairperson and five other members are elected from among the general membership every two years and cannot serve for two terms consecutively. Two other members are co opted being a representative of the government supervisory body and the general manager of the music collecting society
Total Number of Member Associations
4
Total Publishers' Associations
9
Total Rights holders represented
67
Remarks about the members
ZARRSO admits members both individually and through rights holder groups. The current membership is not fully representative of other categories eligible for membership such as journalists, visual artists and song writers.
Staff total number
2
Remarks about staff
ZARRSO is run by the Chief Executive Officer who is employed by the board. The CEO currently is in charge of employing other staff at secretariat. Presently secretariat has four other staff being an accounts and administrative officer, two licensing officers and an office assistant.
DATES OF FINANCIAL YEAR
January to December
Type of National legislation
Common Law
Other Law
International Treaties that Zambia is a signatory to
Licensing system
Voluntary Licencing with legal back-up
Mandating Rights Holders
Local authors and publishers
International authors and publishers through billateral agreements
International authors and publishers through billateral agreements
REPROGRAPHIC LICENCES - Types of works licensed
Literary and Artistic Works as defined under the law and provided they are accesible in print media
Types of uses licensed
All forms of reproduction (digital and photocopying)
Types of institutions/sectors licensed
Universities, colleges, schools and copy shops
DIGITAL LICENCES - Types of works licensed
Literary and artistic works
Types of uses licensed
Original text works, course packs, modules
Types of institutions/sectors licensed
universities, colleges, schools and copy shops
OTHER LICENCES - Public Lending Rights
off
Outline of Distribution plan and methodology used
Title specific with a 10% provision for development of the sector
Distribution methods
Both title-specific distribution and non title-specific distribution
Sampling
Statistical surveys
Objective availability
Possibility to be copied
Administration costs as a percentage
30%
New developments / legislation
The Attorney General of Zambia recently interpreted section 21(f) which has for a long time been used by Institutions to claim their exemption from copyright reproduction licensing. In the interpretation the AG explains under what circumstances copying is considered free and rules out this to cover institutional copying by advising that the making of more than one copy in the absence of a license is an infringement. In conclusion the AG gives guidance that it is mandatory for learning institutions to obtain reproduction licenses from the Zambian reproduction rights society if such reproduction does not fall within the limits placed by the law.
New developments / court cases
ZARRSO invoked section 23 of the Copyright Act in 2019 against a private University that claimed it was exempted from licensing. The ruling of the arbitration was delivered in 2020 and it was in ZARRSO's favor. The Registrar directed that the University was not exempted from licensing and could not cancel the licensing agreement signed between the parties.
New developments / surveys and statistics
ZARRSO in 2020 embarked on an exercise to collect usage information from paid up users. The information collected will be used to understand the copying trends to influence target membership and determine possible distribution plans.
New developments / licensing
ZARRSO has continued to license new educational institutions and those already licensed have continued to renew their licenses.
Other new areas of development
ZARRSO facilitated the formation of a communal secretariat for rightsholder organisations in an effort to strengthen its mandate. ZARRSO also assisted in the formation of an academic and non fiction authors association from whom a mandated is expected to be given to ZARRSO.
Number of Bilateral agreements type B
20
Bilateral agreements type B with
1. JAC
2. COSOMA
3. ZIMCOPY
4. URRO
5. KOPIKEN
6. COPYRO
7. KOPITAN
8. KOPINOR
9. VIETRRO
10. COPYGHANA
11. AAS
12. STICTHING REPROCHERECHT
13. REPRONIG
14. CDR
15. PROLITTERIS
16.CAROSA
2. COSOMA
3. ZIMCOPY
4. URRO
5. KOPIKEN
6. COPYRO
7. KOPITAN
8. KOPINOR
9. VIETRRO
10. COPYGHANA
11. AAS
12. STICTHING REPROCHERECHT
13. REPRONIG
14. CDR
15. PROLITTERIS
16.CAROSA
Other agreements with RROs
1. USA (CCC) Milestone Agreement
2. UK (CLA) Pilot Agreement
2. UK (CLA) Pilot Agreement
Remarks about financial data
The Society currently operates on finances from licensing. In 2020 part of the operational costs were made possible by an IFRRO loan.
Total amount collected for all licensing
201 128.45
Total amount collected for reproduction licensing
201 128.45
Total amount collected nationally for reproduction licensing
201 128.45
Amount for schools
54 305.00
Amount for higher education
126 711.00
Amount for business
20 112.45
Administration Charge (actual figure)
46 986.83
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Zambian Kwacha