TRIPS model of copyright law and translation [2003–2020]

This chapter examines the ‘TRIPS model of copyright law’ which has been in force in Sri Lanka since 2003. In exploring the question why Sri Lanka enacted the TRIPS model of copyright law, this chapter demonstrates that, similar to many other developing countries, Sri Lanka too enacted the TRIPS model of copyright law largely because of its trade and investment concerns. Apart from this, Sri Lanka’s lack of awareness and transparency, as well as its ignorance with regard to copyright law, has also contributed to enacting the TRIPS model of copyright law.