Act of 4 February 1994 On copyright and Related Rights, Journal of Laws of 2017, item 880,1089 from 2018, item 650

Country

Poland

Number

art. 57, Section 1

Effective Date

1994-05-23

Link

http://www.prawoautorskie.gov.pl/media/download_gallery/04_18.pdf

Link (in English)

http://www.copyright.gov.pl/media/download_gallery/Act%20on%20Copyright%20and%20Related%20Rights.pdf

Summary

“If the acquirer of the author's economic rights or the licensee who has undertaken to disseminate the work does not start the dissemination within the agreed time limit or if there is no agreed time limit, the author may renounce or terminate the contract within two years from the acceptance of the work and may claim the damage to be repaired after the expiry of an additional time limit, not shorter than six months.” This provision was meant to protect the interests (both moral and economic) of the creator (and legal successors), which concern the public presentation (public access) of his work. The author has a right to renounce or terminate the contract and claim the damage, if the the acquirer of the author's economic rights or the licensee does not start the dissemination of the work within the agreed time limit. The author can exercise his rights only after the expiry of an additional period, not shorter than six months after agreed time limit or if the is no agreed time limit, after two years from the acceptance of the work. This provision does not apply to architectural and architectural and urban planning works.

Contributed By

Katarzyna Strycharz