Proceedings before the Copyright Commission Regarding the Acknowledgement of Rates of Royalties for Using Registered Works or Objects of Related Right Cover Image

Postępowanie przed Komisją Prawa Autorskiego w sprawie zatwierdzenia tabel wynagrodzeń za korzystanie z utworów lub przedmiotów praw pokrewnych
Proceedings before the Copyright Commission Regarding the Acknowledgement of Rates of Royalties for Using Registered Works or Objects of Related Right

Author(s): Mirosław Karpiuk
Subject(s): Law, Constitution, Jurisprudence
Published by: Towarzystwo Naukowe KUL & Katolicki Uniwersytet Lubelski Jana Pawła II
Keywords: copyright; Copyright Commission; royalty rates; organisation; collective management of copyright and related rights; prawo autorskie; Komisja Prawa Autorskiego; tabele wynagrodzeń; organizacja zbiorowego zarządzania prawami autorskimi lub prawami pokrewny

Summary/Abstract: The article discusses proceedings before the Copyright Commission that is entitled to acknowledge royalty rates for using registered works or objects of related rights. The application of such a modality is possible only before a lawsuit is registered. A party is not obliged to use this possibility; however, if either party has applied for arbitration with the Copyright Commission, the other one may not default. Therefore, a lawsuit may not be instituted before the Commission decides a given case. If neither party uses this possibility, they can take the matter to court. It lies within the discretion of institutions that collectively manage copyrights and related rights to determine royalty rates. Only such institutions can file lawsuits; nevertheless, several organisations that collectively manage copyrights or related rights can file lawsuits, hence the appearance of more than one petitioner is possible.

  • Issue Year: 22/2012
  • Issue No: 4
  • Page Range: 205-218
  • Page Count: 14
  • Language: Polish