Should reprographic levies apply to every device capable of storing data? In an interview with “Rzeczpospolita”, Janusz Piotr Kolczyński, attorney-at-law and managing partner at C.R.O.P.A. Kancelaria radcowska comments on the Polish model of compensation for private copying and the significance of the CJEU judgment in Case C-496/24, Stichting de Thuiskopie v HP and Dell.

Janusz Piotr Kolczyński, attorney-at-law at C.R.O.P.A., commented for “Rzeczpospolita” on the article “TSUE: Netflix czy Spotify bez opłaty reprograficznej”. The Court emphasised that saving content within services such as Netflix or Spotify does not automatically amount to private copying where the user has no free control over the copy.

In Pelham II, the CJEU clarified when sampling may fall within the pastiche exception. Janusz Piotr Kolczyński of C.R.O.P.A. commented on the judgment for Rzeczpospolita in the article "TSUE uznał, że samplowanie bez zgody twórcy jest zgodne z prawem”, published on 14 April 2026.

On July 27, 2025, "Interia Biznes" wrote about Polish plans to introduce in 2026 a levy for private copying on smartphones, TV sets, tablets or other equipment (link in commentary section).

On the backdrop of the recently acclaimed novel "Peasants" in Poland, there was an interesting piece prepared by editor Elżbieta Rutkowska on the still controversial so-called "bestseller clause" in Article 44 of the Copyright Act.

Attorney Janusz Piotr Kolczyński had the opportunity to comment for the Polish daily Dziennik Gazeta Prawna on the appalling example of the media 'miraculously' bringing to life an infant, speaking with a human voice, to click.

It seems that maybe. At least this is what the producer of the 2016 movie hit "Planet Single" thought.

The launch was legally supported by attorney Janusz Piotr Kolczynski who is responsible for the copyright and media law practice of our law firm and for negotiations with organizations of collective management of copyrights and by attorney Dominika Sułecka-Tosza.

On 8.03.2022, attorney Janusz Piotr Kolczynski made several comments to Dziennik Gazeta Prawna concerning the minister’s response dated 25 February 2022 to a recent parliamentary question. The author wondered why the minister is so slow in implementing an effective library e-lending system in Poland? Why do we as a state fail to provide a high level of protection for authors?