Novelties in the Directive on Copyright in the Digital Single Market - Continuation; Extended Collective Licensing
Below is another brief discussion of novelties which, on account of the Directive on copyright and related rights in the Digital Single Market and amending Directives 96/9/EC and 2001/29/EC (“DSM Directive”) of 17 April 2019, will soon be introduced to the copyright law.
Public consultations pertaining to the draft amendments in the Polish Civil Procedure Code: commentary by Janusz Piotr Kolczyński, attorney-at-law.
On 5 April 2019, the Government Legislation Centre published draft amendments of the Minister of Justice pertaining to the Polish Civil Procedure Code (hereinafter referred to as CPC). The amendments would enter into force on 1 January 2020. The deadline for submitting remarks to the draft amendments passes on 19 April 2019.
Attorney Janusz Piotr Kolczyński: 9th Term Arbiter in the new Copyright Commission
On 12 March 2019, information about the new composition of the 9th Term Copyright Commission was published in the Official Journal of the Minister of Culture and National Heritage and on the websites of the Public Information Bulletin. We are pleased to announce that Attorney Janusz Piotr Kolczyński, the managing partner of the Law Firm, is among 20 arbiters appointed by Minister Professor Piotr Gliński.
A claim for an increase of the author’s remuneration as exemplified by Andrzej Sapkowski’s “Witcher” and CD Projekt S.A - an interview with Janusz Piotr Kolczyński by Dziennik Gazeta Prawna
The media has recently spread the news that Andrzej Sapkowski, author of the “Witcher” novel, has demanded that CD Projekt S.A. increase his remuneration for the transfer of the copyright to “Witcher”. The author has requested, via his lawyers [request for payment], to be paid additional PLN 60m, which would reflect the market success of the computer game of the same title published by CD Projekt.
Lawyers’ commentary for Dziennik Gazeta Prawna pertaining to the new Act on Collective Management of Copyright and Related Rights
On 19 July 2018, the new Act on Collective Management of Copyright and Related Rights of 15 June 2018 entered into force. In Dziennik Gazeta Prawna, Attorney Janusz Piotr Kolczyński commented on the new provisions.
The reform of EU copyright law: Janusz Piotr Kolczyński explains the major issues pertaining to controversial Articles 11 and 13 related to the draft EU copyright directive in a conversation with Witrualnemedia.pl.
We are presenting the conversation of Janusz Piotr Kolczyński, Att. with Wirtualnemedia.pl website about some provisions of the draft EU directive amending copyright.
INALIENABLE REMUNERATION (AUDIOVISUAL ROYALTIES) FOR THE PUBLIC BROADCASTING OF AUDIOVISUAL WORK - PRESENTATION AT WARSAW UNIVERSITY
On 11 April 2018 at Warsaw University, I gave a lecture on inalienable remuneration (audiovisual royalties) for public broadcasting of audiovisual work, during a doctoral seminar chaired by Professor Monika Czajkowska-Dąbrowska.
Size of damage caused by the dissemination of illegal files: lawyers from the Law Office speak critically about the precedent-setting decision of the Court of Appeal in Warsaw
You are heartily welcome to read the newest comments by Janusz Piotr Kolczyński, Att. for Dziennik Gazeta Prawna (hereinafter: “DGP”) and Wirtualnemedia.pl website (hereinafter: ‘WM”), pertaining to the precedent-setting decision of the Court of Appeal in Warsaw of 29 August 2017, file ref. No. VI ACa 600/16 with respect to the dissemination, through Chomikuj.pl website, of files deriving from illegal sources in the context of the size of the damage caused by such activity.
Decision of the District Court in Lublin of 31 July 2017, commentary by Janusz Piotr Kolczyński, attorney-at-law
Another commentary of Janusz Piotr Kolczyński, attorney-at-law, for Dziennik Gazety Prawnej. The commentary refers to the recently issued decision of the District Court in Lublin in case with ref. No. I C 758/16 pertaining to the issue of copyright trolling.
C.R.O.P.A. Law Firm offered advice with respect to publication of Anna Przybylska’s biography
The C.R.O.P.A. Law Firm offered legal advice in relation to the publication of the book. Therefore, we also attended the première of the book.
