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Doreen Anthony - Sinare

Is the Chief Executive Officer and Copyright Administrator of the Copyright Society of Tanzania (COSOTA).
COSOTA is a statutory body established under Section 46 of The Copyright and Neigbouring Rights Act No. 7 of 1999 (CAP 218 RE 2002).
COSOTA is under the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

Doreen holds Master of Intellectual Property and Competition Law from The Munich Intellectual Property Law Centre; an academic centre jointly runs by the Max Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition, the University of Augsburg, the Technische Universität München, and The George Washington University Law School in Washington, D.C. (USA).

Doreen started her Intellectual Property journey even before knowing what Intellectual Property is. She used to love creative works including passion for music, film and even advertisements.

Her mother, father and husband who are also passionate in music and film and other works exposed her to the extent of deciding to pursue further studies in Intellectual Property.

Special thanks to my former boss Mr Yustus Mkinga, my LLB (Iringa University by then Tumaini University, Iringa University College) International law teacher Dr Andrew Mollel and my LLM Sponsors The Maxplanc Institute for Innovation and Intellectual Property and all the staffs at the Munich Intellectual Property Law Centre (MIPLC) and my college mates and office mates. Special thanks to my all time workmates and college mates; my Husband Advocate Sinare Zaharan and friends Advocates Maureen Fondo Jandwa and Dr. Eliamani Laltaika being the leaders.
Doreen has been with COSOTA since January 2009 as a Principal Copyright Documentation Officer, 2010 as a Principal Copyright Licensing Officer, March 2013 as the Acting Chief Executive Officer and Copyright Administrator and since Dec 2014 as the Chief Executive Officer and Copyright Administrator.

Doreen is also an Advocate, Notary Public and Commissioner for Oaths of Tanzania since 2008.

Doreen has prepared and presented different copyright papers and participated in different internal and external trainings and researches including the research on how copyright based industries contribute to Tanzania’s economy sponsored by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and Copyright, Competition Development study that the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) commissioned The Max Planck Institute for Innovation and Intellectual Property and also a member of the 2014 and 2015 Africa Regional Intellectual Property Organization (ARIPO) Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights.

Doreen Anthony Sinare
Chief Executive Officer,
The Copyright Society of Tanzania (COSOTA),
Chato Street, Plot No 271, Regent Estate,