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Part II

16. Assignment or licence of author’s rights

Official English translation. Where it differs from the Sinhala or Tamil text, the Act itself says which text prevails.

(1)

The owner of a copyright may -

(a)

grant licence to a physical person or legal entity to carry out all or any of the acts relating to the economic rights referred to in section 9 ;

(b)

assign or transfer in whole or any part of the economic rights referred to in section 9.

(2)

Any assignment or transfer of an economic right, and any licence to do such an act subject to authorization by the owner of the copyright, shall be in writing signed by the assignor and the assignee, transferor and the transferee or by the licensor and the licensee, as the case may be.

(3)

An assignment or transfer in whole or in part of any economic right, or a licence to do an act subject to authorization by the owner of copyright, shall not include or be deemed to include the assignment or transfer or licence in respect of any other rights not expressly referred to therein.

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