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269:. It states that "it is permissible to disseminate works permanently displayed in generally accessible roads, streets, squares or gardens, but not for the same use." Distribution is through the use of photographs or pictorial representations of works (such as buildings and public sculptures) in any media, including commercial video games and apps. Because the purpose of a photograph of such a work (such as an office building, a shopping mall, or a bridge) is not the same as the original purpose of establishing a work, it is a permissible use under national copyright law. 22: 282: 296: 310: 988: 187:
of the People's Republic of Poland, all photographs by Polish photographers (or published for the first time in Poland or simultaneously in Poland and abroad) printed without a clear copyright notice before the law was changed on May 23, 1994 are public domain. Status of those photographs did not
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the propagation of works that are permanently exhibited on the publicly accessible roads, streets, squares or gardens provided that the propagation is not for the same use
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Rome Convention for the Protection of Performers, Producers of Phonograms and Broadcasting Organisations
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act has been enacted in 1926 (although copyright issues have been regulated on territories of
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Polish copyright law complies to a large extent with legislation in European Union, see
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There is adequate freedom of panorama in Poland, guaranteed by Article 33(1) of the
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Polish Copyright Law from 1926 (Polish original, amended version from 1935)
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published patent specifications and industrial design specifications,
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The main acts that have regulated Polish copyright law have been:
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Polish Copyright Law from 1926 (Polish original, amended in 1952)
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Directive on the legal protection of biotechnological inventions
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Polish Copyright Law from 4 February 1994 (Polish original)
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Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property
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in 1919, soon after regaining its independence in 1918.
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Société des Produits Nestlé S.A. v. Cadbury UK Limited
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Directive on the re-use of public sector information
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Directive on Copyright in the Digital Single Market
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Polish Copyright Law from 4 February 1994 (English)
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partitioned Poland
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Austro-Hungary
the 1828 copyright law passed in Tsarist Russia
Berne Convention
Polish Copyright Law from 1926 (Polish original, amended version from 1935)
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Polish Copyright Law from 1926 (Polish original, amended in 1952)
Polish Copyright Law from 4 February 1994 (Polish original)
Polish Copyright Law from 4 February 1994 (English)
EU Copyright Directive
copyright law of March 29, 1926
copyright law of July 10, 1952
Polish Copyright Law of February 4, 1994
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