Veteran Lyricist Nilar N Kasim is the new President of the Authors Composers & Publishers Organization of Sri Lanka (ACPOSL).
Its Board of Directors consists of Mr. Keerthi Pascual, Sunil R. Gamage, Samantha Perera, Bhathiya Jayakodi, Ranga Dasanayake and Raj Thilleyanpalam.
A collective association shall have full power to collect the royalties payable on broadcasting of songs on electronic media and public performances of songs in Sri Lanka. ACPOSL is one such collective association.
According to the World Intellectual Property Organization, a country can have only one collective association, and according to that, the only collective association in this country is ACPOSL. Its activities are overseen by the Intellectual Property Office.
This association consists of Sri Lankan song writers, music directors and music publishers. And it is done in agreement with the World Intellectual Property Organization based on its criteria.
Mr. WB Ganegala, who was also a former secretary of the Ministry of Mass Media, was the chairman of this organization.