Book Publishers Association of Malawi(Bpam) has dared players in the trade to hold hands and work together to stop book piracy. “We had to reach out to head teachers to engage and disseminate information on book piracy, which is rampant in the country. Books are being photocopied and distributed without consent and this is turning into losses for both authors and the government,” Msadala said.
He said they would be going into education divisions as part of taking up a lead role to involve more players in piracy fight. “Piracy is real. We are trying to minimise it.
We need to protect authors and publishers, who are in business,” Msadala said. Ndirande Hill Secondary School Head teacher Wyson Phiri welcomed the engagement with Bpam, saying it would help in the fight against book piracy. “I also happen to be an author and what is happening on the ground now is worrisome.
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People are just photocopying books and distributing them without consent and this is discouraging authors from writing because there are no benefits,” Phiri said. He said there was aneed for collaboration between stakeholders to fight book piracy. During the gathering, students from Chichiri Secondary School performed a short play that spoke about the evils of book piracy. During the event, there was a display of books by publishers such as Claim Mabuku, Dzuka and renowned writer John Lwanda.
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