The European Economic Congress, a key meeting of representatives from business, science, and government, is still underway today in Katowice. Yesterday, at the invitation of the Ministry of Industry, we participated with Julian Tateno in a special conference organized by the ministry as part of the Polish Presidency of the Council of the European Union. We were particularly impressed by the discussion during the session on “Europe’s energy security,” summarized by Minister of Industry Marzena Czarnecka. The common message from European ministers is the issue of energy independence, i.e., learning lessons from the gas crisis following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, as well as the importance of solidarity in building energy security in Europe. At the same time, we must not lose sight of the fact that energy is a specific commodity to which low-income consumers should also have access at reasonable prices, which is crucial for the protection of Polish families, as pointed out by Secretary of State Aleksandra Gajewska. This was confirmed during the next session by a representative of the energy business, President of Grupa TAURON Grzegorz Lot, MBA. Ms. Joanna Pauly, Executive MBA, presented ambitious plans for the transformation of mining regions in a “White Paper.” There is also hope for lawyers working in the energy sector. MEP Borys Budka promised to continue to monitor the reduction of the enormous production of specialized legal acts. The slogan is not so much “deregulation” as “simplification.” Let’s hope so.

This time, in Rzeczpospolita, Dr. Michał Markiewicz points to the problem of “exemplars” in copyright law. What is an exemplar? How does it differ from a work? To what extent does copyright law provide for specific regulations related to exemplars (including the issue of contracts or exhaustion of rights)? I also point to the problem of “intangible” copies (media) of works – which do not exist. Link to the article: https://pro.rp.pl/biznes/art42143401-egzemplarz-utworu-wedlug-prawa-autorskiego