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Banda, Jane: Zimbabwean Copyright Law and its Effectiveness in Protecting Composers’ Intellectual Property Rights. B.Sc. Midlands State University (Gweru), 2012. ix & 48 p.

CONTENTS

Contents i
Approval Form iii
Abstract iv
Acknowledgements v
Dedication vi
List of Tables vii
List of Figures viii
Acronyms ix

Chapter 1
1.0 Introduction 1
1.1 Background to the problem 1
1.2 Statement of the problem 4
1.3 Objectives 5
1.4 Research questions 5
1.5 Significance of the study 6
1.6 Assumptions 6
1.7 Limitations 7
1.8 Delimitations 7
1.9 Definition of terms 8
1.10 Conclusions 8

Chapter 2
2.0 Literature review 9
2.1 Introduction 9
2.2 Who music composers are 9
2.3 Copyright law and intellectual property rights 10
2.4 History and development of Copyright Law 12
2.5 Who owns copyright in a musical work 12
2.6 The Collecting Society in Zimbabwe 13
2.7 Duration of Copyright 14
2.8 How composers have benefited from copyright law 15
2.9 Rights protected by copyright law 15
   2.9.1 Economic rights 16
   2.9.2 Moral rights 16
   2.9.3 Mechanical rights 17
   2.9.4 Performing rights 17
2.10 Copyright Infringement 17
2.11 Piracy 19
2.12 Conclusion 23

Chapter 3
3.0 Methodology and research design 24
3.1 Introduction 24
3.2 Research design 24
3.3 Population, sample and sampling procedure 25
3.4 Research instruments 25
    3.4.1 Questionnaires 25
    3.4.2 Interviews 27
3.5 Data collection procedure 27
3.6 Data presentation, analysis and interpretation 29
3.7 Conclusion 29

Chapter 4
4.0 Data presentation, analysis and interpretation 30
4.1 Introduction 30
4.2 Responses 30
4.3 Conclusion 40

Chapter 5
5.0 Summary, conclusions and recommendations 41
5.1 Introduction 41
5.2 Summary of the results 41
5.3 Conclusion of findings 42
5.4 Recommendations 43
5.5 Conclusion 44

References 45

Appendix 1 46
Appendix 2 47
Appendix 3 48
Department Letter 49
Release Form 50