Performers’ Rights in Sri Lanka

Dr Gowri Nanayakkara is a Senior Lecturer of Intellectual Property Law and Criminal Law at Canterbury Christ Church University and an Honorary Lecturer at the University of Liverpool. Gowri has presented at international peer-reviewed conferences and panels in Canada, the USA, Mexico, Singapore, Italy and Switzerland, as well as many universities in the UK. A member of the Society of Legal Scholars, Gowri has authored several publications in which she explores the socio-economic and cultural implications at the intersection of Copyright Law, Music, IP and Investment Law. Gowri is originally from Sri Lanka, where she completed her primary legal education with Honours at Sri Lanka Law College and subsequently worked as a legal practitioner in the private bar and at the Attorney General’s Department. Her postgraduate legal studies were completed at the Queen Mary University of London and the University of Kent, UK. 

Chapter 1: Separating the singer from the song.- Chapter 2: The Sinhala commercial music industry and its development.- Chapter 3: The emergence and development of the performers’ rights regime.- Chapter 4: Issues faced by contemporary commercial singers in Sri Lanka.- Chapter  5:  The  performers’  rights  regime:  the  Sri  Lankan  vocalists’  solution  or  their concern?.- Chapter 6: Conclusion.