His second video title is "Copyright under International Law". First this topic is wrong. Anybody who had studied International Law (not for law degree, but as component of another course eg IR , etc) will know there International Law deals only with State (Public International Law). Copyright is not dealing with states but individuals! (this may look innocent mistake , but it is not so when I saw his three videos on copyright). There is a small branch of law called Private International Law (Conflict) which is not Copyright, Patent , Trademark etc.
Next issue is the person who is interviewed is an accountant . So her expertise is how this is implemented in a country. International treaties governing Copyright Law are implemented in each country not in the same manner. (This is same in any other treaty such as Child Rights Convention , ILO conventions etc)
I do not want to criticise his work and wish him luck for seeking a payment for his lyrics. But at the same time we should not go to the extent of sandinavian countries to learn law in any field as theirs and ours are completley different(eg. Education, child rights, personal freedom, marriage(gay/lesbian/de facto/ Tax ) etc.
For an example India does not recognize Product Patent so does many developing countries including Sri Lanka and this is an option for each state under the convention on intellectual property . This allows them to produce /make any new drug through a different process (this is how drugs are cheap in India). This is allowed in international treaty about patents. In fact this was allowed due to India's initiative in Doha Agenda in conference on WTO . There are lot of issues on copyright (eg in computer programmes Windows OS, sources code, objet code copyright , open source software that had created some unjustified 'rights' specially to developing countries), broadcasting of sports (olympics, WC , ) events .
But almost all western developed countries including all scandinavian countires recognize Product patent for any drug/vaccine etc. (This is Patent right )This is just one example. This is a complex subject and I made it as simple as possible. Mr. Sannasgala ' s efforts for his self advantage should not be taken as gospel truth and he had tried to justify his claim (which I do not have an issue) using inappropriate methods which to me deception!! and gives a wrong impression to public on the subject.
There is a world renown expert in Standford Uni (who in fact came to Sri Lanka and had some public debate on the subject of copyright about 15 years ago!) and had written extensively against over emphasis on copyright and advocate Open Source (for computer progam) and against over emphasis on this area!!