The rise in the use of digital wallets has presented the law with numerous challenges in terms of the scope of consumer protection. Significant regulatory gaps are present in the application of current consumer protection laws originally developed for offline transactions to new digital payment...

The inception of live streaming technology has rapidly changed the way in which sporting events are transmitted. The unauthorised retransmission of live sports telecasts over the Internet has become one of the main concerns in sports media, where broadcasters have lost billions of dollars' worth...

One of the most substantive developments in the delivery of marketing activities in recent years has undoubtedly been the emergence and growth of Internet shopping. This relatively new form of communication has revolutionised the buying and selling of products and services, enabling customers to...

The richness of the internet owes much to the diversity of its content, the hosting of which is made possible by content hosts. Yet, not all that is diverse is legal. Given that copyright subsists in creative content, the digitization of content has made its duplication, adaptation and...

A significant event in the legal regulation of e-commerce in Sri Lanka was the ectment of the Electronic Transactions Act in 2006. The objective of this important Act is to facilitate commercial and fincial activity by removing barriers to electronic transactions and by preserving the right of...

This article highlights the fundamental importance of implementing both national and regional measures to protect indigenous intellectual property rights. The development of such measures provides countries with an opportunity to protect their traditional knowledge. The measures will be...

The extension of intellectual property rights to agriculture is of crucial importance to Sri Lanka, as plant genetic resources play a significant role in the country's agriculture and food security. The challenge for Sri Lanka is to ensure these rights are implemented in a domestic context. In...