Bureau Malien du Droit d’Auteur (BUMDA)
Mali's state copyright collecting society, created 1978, headquartered in Bamako.
- Based in
- Bamako, Mali
- Founded
- 1978 (public collective management body)
The Bureau Malien du Droit d’Auteur (BUMDA) is Mali’s state collective management organisation for copyright and related rights, created in 1978 and placed under the supervision of the ministry responsible for culture. It licenses public performance and other uses of copyrighted works in Mali and collects and distributes royalties to Malian authors, composers and performers. Yaya Sinayoko is its Director General as of September 2026.
As a public body, BUMDA is not independently owned; it operates as an arm of the Malian state rather than a commercial entity. It is headquartered in Bamako.
