Amitha Somaweera

– CO FOUNDER & CEO –

In a global business industry, it can often be hard to get to know your acquaintances and colleagues in other firms and locations. You may deal with them by email or over the phone, but that not often bonds to understanding exactly how, or why, they came to be doing the work they do every day or the extra talents and viewpoints they can bring to the table…

EDUCATION

LLB Bachelor of law
LLM
ATTORNEY AT LAW

EXPERIENCE,MEMBERSHIPS & HONORS

Member
Bar Association of Sri Lanka
Joined the Bar – 2002
Joined the Firm -2011

Lecturer in Law – Sri Lanka Advanced Technological Institute at Dehiwala.

PUBLICATIONS

Existing Legal Framework- Governing Copyright -Amitha Somaweera.

Sri Lanka is a party to several international treaties. It is a member of the Rome Act of the Berne
Convention;1 Sri Lanka has only adhered to Articles 22-38 of the Paris Act of the Berne
Convention. Sri Lanka also belongs to the Universal Copyright Convention.Read More…

Benefits of Registration of Copyright -Amitha Somaweera

There are many advantages of copyright registration. Firstly, registration can reduce transaction
costs. Copyright owners profit from their works not only by using them but often also by selling
or licensing them. For transactions to take place, a potential buyer or licensee would have to know
the identity and contact information of the copyright owner. If getting this information is costly,
fewer transactions are made. Read More…