The Senior Chief Resident Magistrate Court sitting at Mkukula in Lumbadzi, Dowa has sentenced a 45-year-old man Chikumbutso Jamu a fine of six hundred thousand kwacha in default of 24 monthsâ imprisonment for the offences of being found in possession of machinery used to duplicate copies of artist work and being found in possession of infringed copies all contrary to section 113 of Copyright Act.
“The court through the state prosecutor, Bod Msukwa heard that on February 28th, 2021, COSOMA inspectors were tipped anonymously that the convict was in possession of machinery used for duplicating copies of artists work without a licence.
After conducting a raid at the suspects house, the Inspectors found 2000 Master CDs and 68 other CDs, 2 Duplicating Machines, 1 Canon Printer, 1 Prixma Printer, 1 Acer Laptop, 1 Sabara Laptop and 10 DVD Writers which Jamu used in carrying out the crime.
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