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09.10 2024

DR MICHAŁ MARKIEWICZ FOR RZECZPOSPOLITA – ATTENTION! REVOLUTION IN COPYRIGHT CONTRACTS

This time, Dr. Michal Markiewicz in Rzeczpospolita describes the REVOLUTION that the legislator introduced as part of the amendment to the copyright law (which came into force on September 20, 2024). It is about the possibility of challenging the remuneration against any contract of paid license or transfer of copyright. This issue was, so to speak, on the sidelines of previous discussions, which mainly focused on the issue of “streaming royalties.” The article points out: what is “fair and adequate” remuneration, when the creator is entitled to remuneration described in accordance with the above requirements, in what case the legislator introduces a presumption that the remuneration specified in the contract is “fair and adequate”, how the amendment to the law may affect the practice of concluding copyright contracts, whether this regulation also applies to employment contracts under which works are created. He also draws attention to changes in the bestseller clause, which aim to facilitate the possibility of taking advantage of it. So there are new business risks on the side of entrepreneurs using works! Link to publicly available excerpt from the article:https://pro.rp.pl/biznes/art41261471-uwaga-rewolucja-w-umowach-prawnoautorskich?

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02.10 2024

DEBUT DR. MICHAEL MARKIEWICZ AT ALMA MATER – ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND COPYRIGHT LAW

Dr. Michal Markiewicz’s debut in ALMA MATER of the Jagiellonian University. The issue for the inauguration of the academic year includes a “light” summary of current problems with artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms from the perspective of copyright law. Among other issues, the author addresses: 1) when copyright law can extend protection to “cooperation” between man and machine, 2) what is the scope of such protection, 3) who is liable for infringements related to the exploitation of AI-generated works, 4) how the law regulates the possibility of using works to train AI algorithms, 5) and whether creators should be compensated for the use of their works for AI purposes.Link to the e-issue: https://almamater.uj.edu.pl/documents/2910359/155690101/Alma_Mater_251/306dcabb-dadd-4b06-9575-466c5def319d

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