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Name: Copyright and Neighbouring Rights Act (Text No. 83).
Country: Poland
Subject(s): Civil, commercial and family law
Type of legislation: Law, Act
Adopted on: 1994-02-04
Entry into force:
Published on: Dziennik Ustaw, 1994-02-23, no 24, pp. 301-315
ISN: POL-1994-L-36359
Link: https://www.ilo.org/dyn/natlex/natlex4.detail?p_isn=36359&p_lang=en
Bibliography: Dziennik Ustaw, 1994-02-23, no 24, pp. 301-315
Abstract/Citation: Regulates all aspects of copyright and neighbouring rights and establishes a Fund for the Promotion of Creativity. Art. 12 § 1 provides that "unless otherwise provided by this act or the contract of employment, the employer, whose employee has created a work within the scope of his duties as resulting from the employment relationship, shall, upon acceptance of the work, acquire the authors' economic rights within the limits resulting from the purpose of the employment contract and the unanimous intention of the parties".
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