የቅጂ መብቶች እና የቅጂ ወንጀሎች!

የአእምሮ ውጤቶች ላይ የሚፈጸሙ ወንጀሎች አንድ ሰው የሌላን ሰው ቤት ቢያቃጥል ወይንም ጉዳት ቢያደርስ በየትኛውም ሀገር ውስጥ ባሉ ህግጋት ንብረት በማውደም ወንጀል ተጠያቂ ይሆናል። አንድ መጸሀፍ መደብር ገብቶ በሺህዎች የሚቆጠሩ መጻህፍትን በመዝረፍ ለመንገደኛ ሁሉ የሚያድል ቢኖር ይህም በንብረት ላይ የተፈጸመ ወንጀል ሆኖ ይቆጠራል። የመጽሀፍ ቅጂ መብትን (ኮፒ ራይት) ጥሶ መጽሀፉንም በመቃኛ ቃኝቶ (እስካን) በዘመኑ ቴክኒዮሎጂ […]

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Q & A with Elias Wondimu of Tsehai Publishers

TADIAS MAGAZINE – In sixth century Ireland, a king was asked to adjudicate one of the world’s earliest legal cases concerning book piracy. A monk named St. Columba had admitted copying by hand, apparently without permission, a manuscript that belonged to another writer. The original author accused St. Columba of theft and illegal copying, arguing that the […]

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ፀሐይ አሳታሚና ሌ/ኮሎኔል መንግሥቱ – ክፍሌ ሙላት

ECADEF – ሲሞላልኝ በሳምንት ካልሆነልኝ ደግሞ በአስራ አምስቱ ሰላምታዬን ካሉበት የማደርሳቸው ወዳጆች አሉኝ። ለአገር ምድሩ ሳይሆን በጣት የሚቆጠሩ። ከእነዚህ መካከል አንዱ የሙያ ባልደረባዬ ኤልያስ ወንድሙ ነው። ትውውቃችን የመንገድ ላይ አይደለም። የኔዎቹ የነፃ ፕሬስ አባላትና የሃገሬ ሰላም ወዳድ ኃይሎች በግፈኞቹ የሕወሃት አባላትና ሹመኞች የሚሰደዱበት የሚታሰሩበት ብሎም የግፍ ፅዋ የሚቃመሱበት በእነዚያ የትግል፣ የፈተናና የፍልምያ ዓመታት የልብ ወዳጅና […]

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Ethiopia: Copyrights and CopyCrimes

ETHIOPIAN REVIEW – Crimes Against the Mind If a person were to maliciously burn or vandalize another’s house, it would be regarded as a serious property crime under the laws of any nation. If one were to walk into a bookstore and steal thousands of books and give them away to any passerby, that would […]

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Fostering Knowledge of Africa is a Key Need

THE PRETORIA NEWS – Africa’s global knowledge production is a dismal three percent and there is limited academic literature available for Africans living abroad. Tackling that problem is African Diaspora Foundation board member Elias Wondimu, who is a publisher with Tsehai Publishers. The Ethiopian has spent the last few weeks in Botswana, Zambia and South […]

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Who’s Who in Black Los Angeles

All Media Articles Who’s Who in Black Los Angeles Elias Wondimu has profiled in the inaugural edition of Who’s Who in Black Los Angeles for his working locally and internationally. Who’s Who in Black Los Angeles celebrates African-American achievements in a directory that features black business owners, creatives, and community leaders.

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Ethiopian social entrepreneur and peace advocate, Elias Wondimu was appointed Ambassador for Peace

ABUGIDA – Ethiopian social entrepreneur and peace advocate Elias Wondimu was appointed Ambassador for Peace by the Universal Peace Federation (UPF) and the Interreligious and International Federation for World Peace (IIFWP). The Ambassadors for Peace is a global network of leaders from religion, politics, the media, academia, and civil society working cooperatively for the sake […]

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Ethiopian Dreams: Elias wondimu and the art of bridging continents

LA WEEKLY – The annual literary supplement entitled “Publish or Perish: LA’s burgeoning publishing scene” featured profiles of 18 independent presses, including Tsehai Publishers, Santa Monica Press, Bukamerica, Red Hen Press, Angel City Press and Tam Tam Books are the few.   Elias Wondimu is no stranger to committing himself, taking risks and addressing difficult truths. Born in […]

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