tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2617183138118819994.post6592504697390560482..comments2024-03-05T17:50:31.778+02:00Comments on Afro-IP: Question for Our Readers: African CROsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2617183138118819994.post-68313647543153531852009-03-13T14:48:00.000+02:002009-03-13T14:48:00.000+02:00Hi Leo, found this interesting list : WIPO's direc...Hi Leo, found this interesting list : <A HREF="http://www.wipo.int/directory/en/urls.jsp" REL="nofollow">WIPO's directory</A> + some more info...<BR/><BR/>Cameroun : there are at least 2, fighting against each other = CMC (Cameroon Music Corporation) & SOCAM (Société Civile de l’Art Musical) => Check <A HREF="http://www.africapresse.com/culture/droit-dauteur-la-socam-dans-lillegalite/23/02/2009/" REL="nofollow">this news</A> for more info (in French) - check <A HREF="http://www.wipo.int/directory/fr/contact.jsp?country_id=37&type=ADMIN_CR" REL="nofollow">Cameroun @ WIPO</A><BR/><BR/>Ivory Coast : BURIDA (Bureau Ivoirien du Droit d'Auteur)<BR/>check <A HREF="http://www.wipo.int/directory/fr/contact.jsp?country_id=34&type=ADMIN_CR" REL="nofollow">CI @ WIPO</A><BR/><BR/>Togo : BUTODRA <A HREF="http://www.wipo.int/directory/fr/contact.jsp?country_id=167&type=ADMIN_CR" REL="nofollow">Togo @ WIPO</A><BR/><BR/>It seems (to me at least) that African French speaking countries still struggle to recognize the necessity of strong collecting societies for the sake of their artists. Most of them were created following the SACEM model (French collecting society)...<BR/><BR/>Sincerely<BR/>DJMAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com