26.10.2017
NEW TECH & INNOVATIONS
Revolution in GDPR data protection – Polish acts drafted
Dear Readers, Preliminary drafts of the new Polish acts concerning the processing of personal data, which will be a supplement to EU Regulation No. 2016/679 (the so-called GDPR) have been posted on the government’s websites. The new “Personal Data Protection Act” – reduced by the personal data processing rules, which were transferred to the GDPR [...]
06.09.2017
NEW TECH & INNOVATIONS
Mobile app locating. How to comply with the regulations?
We have recently seen among EU institutions increased legislative activity aimed at strengthening the right to privacy of citizens. Two new EU regulations come to fore: General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and Regulation on Privacy and Electronic Communications (ePrivacy), which are to enter into force in May 2018. They will replace the long serving directives [...]
11.05.2017
NEW TECH & INNOVATIONS
Are instructions for an insurance package a copywritable work?
The Supreme Court has found that the idea of an insurance package written in the form of instructions for its use is a work and is subject to copyright protection. It is worth noting that a concept or an idea does not constitute a work within the meaning of the provisions of the Copyright and [...]
17.03.2017
NEW TECH & INNOVATIONS
“I, Robot” – can the development of robotics and artificial intelligence be regulated by the law? (part one)
A robot may not harm humanity, or by inaction, allow humanity to come to harm – this superior law formulated many years ago by Isaac Asimov was regarded as a manifestation of futuristic thinking. Today it's no longer a question of the future, but reality. An era begins, during which we will be surrounded by [...]
13.01.2017
NEW TECH & INNOVATIONS
Retention and storage of telecommunications data under special supervision
The Court of Justice ruled that the imposition of a general and undifferentiated obligation to retain telecommunications data by telecommunication operators is incompatible with the EU law. Member States will have to adapt national legislation to the provisions of the Community. Retention and storage of such data should be an exception, rather than a rule, [...]
13.12.2016
NEW TECH & INNOVATIONS
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT – will it be better from a tax perspective?
In January 2017, the so-called small act of innovations will enter into force, under which entrepreneurs will be able to take advantage of the new tax preferences for research and development (R&D). This is the next step which is to bring Poland in line with other EU countries where such solutions are not new (although [...]
04.11.2016
NEW TECH & INNOVATIONS
GEMA OVER! The Agreement between YouTube and GEMA
Millions of users of YouTube in Germany can breathe a sigh of relief. GEMA – the German state organization for collective management of copyrights of creators, the equivalent of Polish ZAIKS, and YouTube announced an agreement after seven years of dispute. Ending the dispute between GEMA and YouTube is good news both for recipients of [...]
24.10.2016
NEW TECH & INNOVATIONS
The new look of copyright law – European Commission’s proposals
The European Commission has presented a set of changes to the copyright law. They are supposed to affect the quantity and variety of works and other protected content available on-line, improve the clarity of rules for entities operating on-line and strengthen the position of copyright holders and related rights holders in negotiating license agreements, including [...]
20.09.2016
NEW TECH & INNOVATIONS
(Un)safe linking under copyright law
During attempts to find a balance between the fight for the interests of holders of copyright and the needs of the information society on the Internet the question of linking to pirated content has emerged. The ECJ tried to answer this. And it answered, but with this judgement it opened more issues than it was [...]
30.08.2016
NEW TECH & INNOVATIONS
Transfers under special supervision
The judgment of the Court of Justice of 6 October 2015 (case No C-362/14) has caused a real storm. It annulled the European Commission’s decision in relation to the Safe Harbor program. As a result of consultations between the EU and the U.S.A., it was established that the program would be replaced by the Privacy [...]
23.06.2016
NEW TECH & INNOVATIONS
Commercialization of software in practice
Commercialization of the results of research by academic institutions is more and more common and it is useful to know how it is carried out. This is important both for institutions and for entrepreneurs investing in these types of innovation. Various Polish public research institutions (universities, research institutes, Polish Academy of Sciences centres) conduct research [...]
31.05.2016
NEW TECH & INNOVATIONS
The world seen from a drone
In recent years, we have experienced a rapid development of technology in the area of unmanned aerial vehicles, commonly referred to as drones. They are used in a myriad industries – from transporting blood to film production. In light of aviation law regulations, drones can essentially be divided into two categories – drones with a [...]
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