?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Comparative+analysis+of+collective+management+organizations+of+copyrights+and+related+rights%3B+with+special+reference+to+Sri+Lanka&rft.creator=Wijesinghe%2C+Sanath+Sameera&rft.subject=Collective+Management&rft.subject=copyrights&rft.subject=related+rights&rft.description=This+research+aims+to+review+the+existing+models+of+collective+management+of+copyrights+and+related+rights%2C+with+particular+reference+to+the+Sri+Lankan+Intellectual+Property+(IP)+framework.+At+international+level+different+models+of+Collective+Management+Organizations+(CMOs)+can+be+identified+which+provide+an+effective+platform+for+utilizing+the+results+of+the+creativity+of+the+human+mind.+CMOs+are+authorized+to+manage+copyrights+and+related+rights+by+the+right+holders+as+an+economically+efficient+means+of+managing+their+rights+(Richard%2C+2016).+In+this+context%2C+CMOs+carry+out+the+task+of+monitoring%2C+licensing%2C+collecting+and+distributing+royalties+relating+to+copyrighted+works+on+behalf+of+the+right+holders.+Such+an+initiative+would+immensely+contribute+to+strengthen+the+intellectual+property+rights+of+the+owners+who+may+find+it+difficult+to+do+so+individually+on+the+one+hand%2C+and+such+a+system+offers+advantages+to+the+users+or+the+prospective+users+of+such+works+on+the+other.+However%2C+we+cannot+identify+a+comprehensive+and+authoritative+system+of+CMOs+in+Sri+Lanka+that+is+comparable+to+other+more+sophisticated+jurisdictions+where+CMOs+are+functioning+effectively.+It+should+be+noted+that+the+effectiveness+and+the+efficiency+of+the+CMOs+depends+heavily+on+whether+a+country+determines+the+legal+status+of+the+CMOs+appropriately+(Liu%2C+2012).+It+indicates+that+there+should+be+a+country+specific+and+unique+system+established+in+order+to+reap+the+maximum+benefits+from+CMOs.+Therefore%2C+this+research+aims+to+describe+the+importance+of+CMOs%2C+identify+the+different+models+under+which+CMOs+operate%2C+analyses+the+existing+Sri+Lankan+legal+regime+on+CMOs%2C+identify+the+weakness+of+existing+Sri+Lankan+l+aw%2C+and+finally+to+make+suggestions+to+enhance+the+effectiveness+of+CMOs+in+Sri+Lanka.&rft.publisher=the+Open+University+of+Sri+Lanka&rft.source=OURS+2017+Proceedings&rft.date=2017-11-24&rft.type=Contribution+to+Newspaper%2C+Magazine+or+Website&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.relation=https%3A%2F%2Feprints.qut.edu.au%2F215029%2F1%2F__qut.edu.au_documents_StudentHome_group64%2524_n10122664_Desktop_OURS2017-all-part-4-7-11.pdf&rft.rights=free_to_read&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ou.ac.lk%2Fours%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2018%2F01%2FOURS2017-all-part-4-7-11.pdf&rft.relation=Wijesinghe%2C+Sanath+Sameera+(2017)+Comparative+analysis+of+collective+management+organizations+of+copyrights+and+related+rights%3B+with+special+reference+to+Sri+Lanka.+OURS+2017+Proceedings%2C+24+November+2017.+%5BArticle%5D&rft.id_number=https%3A%2F%2Feprints.qut.edu.au%2F215029%2F&rft.rights=The+Open+University+of+Sri+Lanka&rft.rights=This+work+is+covered+by+copyright.+Unless+the+document+is+being+made+available+under+a+Creative+Commons+Licence%2C+you+must+assume+that+re-use+is+limited+to+personal+use+and+that+permission+from+the+copyright+owner+must+be+obtained+for+all+other+uses.+If+the+document+is+available+under+a+Creative+Commons+License+(or+other+specified+license)+then+refer+to+the+Licence+for+details+of+permitted+re-use.+It+is+a+condition+of+access+that+users+recognise+and+abide+by+the+legal+requirements+associated+with+these+rights.+If+you+believe+that+this+work+infringes+copyright+please+provide+details+by+email+to+qut.copyright%40qut.edu.au&rft.identifier=Faculty+of+Law%3B+School+of+Law%3B+Commercial+%26+Property+Law+Research+Centre