Capital Maharaja Group and ABU host 29th IPLC meeting

The Capital Maharaja Group (CMG) together with the Asia-pacific Broadcasting Union (ABU) hosted the 29th ABU Intellectual Property and Legal Committee (IPLC) meeting recently at the Stein Studios complex in Ratmalana.

The IPLC is the ABU Legal Division’s flagship committee, which deals with contemporary legal and regulatory issues related to the media and broadcasting industry. The theme for this year’s meeting was ‘New Developments in Media and Intellectual Property Law and Impact on Broadcasters’.

Thirty-five international delegates from the Asia-pacific region attended this forum, which was aimed at fostering learning and exchanging of ideas. A broad range of legal and regulatory issues that have an impact on broadcasters was discussed. CMG Group Director/ceo Sunil Kanojia gave the welcome address, while ABU Secretary General Ahmed Nadeem spoke on behalf of the ABU.

National Intellectual Property Office Director General Geethanjalee Ranawaka gave the keynote address and was introduced by CMG Group Director Chevaan Daniel. The other speakers at the forum were from Asia-pacific and Europe.

Among the many topics discussed was Broadcasting Organisations Treaty of the World Intellectual Property Organisation.

This grand event was held at the Stein Studio complex, Ratmalana, which is the largest and most modern production studio facility in South Asia. Its stateof-the-art production and conference facilities and dedicated staff have attracted many local and corporate events in the recent past. Stein Studios is the only producer of international franchise programmes in Sri Lanka, including Who Wants to be a Millionaire, The Voice and Money Drop and other international and local events.