13.01.2023
BRAND & DESIGN
When you trade a Ferrari for a Twingo, or the use of trademarks in a song.
Colombian singer Shakira appeared on the lips of the show-business world yesterday. During a performance at the Bzrp Music Sessions, the artist sang: "You traded a Ferrari for a Twingo, you traded a Rolex for a Casio". From the context in which the song was performed, it is clear that Shakira wanted to clearly emphasize [...]
14.12.2022
FILM, MEDIA & GAMING
Supreme Court ruling on Chomikuj.pl. What does this mean for service providers?
The Supreme Court has recently drafted a justification of the judgment in the famous case against Chomikuj.pl. What does this judgment mean for the service itself as well as other service providers? What can we learn about the obligations of service providers from the justification? In May 2022 The Supreme Court issued a verdict in [...]
10.11.2022
NEW TECH & INNOVATIONS
Introduction to blockchain
Blockchain technology is an essential pillar of the Web 3.0 (Web 3.0) concept and, alongside machine learning and the internet of things, is seen as a critical innovation that will change the existing face of the internet. The idea of Web 3.0, unlike its predecessors 1.0 and 2.0, assumes a decentralised and propertarian nature of [...]
27.10.2022
FILM, MEDIA & GAMING
Film development – practical tips
In film production, the development period is the most creative one. However, it is essential to check at this stage whether all creative concepts are feasible in organisational, financial, and legal aspects. The fluency of further work and the success of the whole film production project also depends on the reliable execution of development. Which [...]
19.10.2022
NEW TECH & INNOVATIONS
A chance for the secure transfer of personal data to the USA (?)
In a press statement on 7 October 2022, the White House indicated that: "Transatlantic data flows are critical to enabling the $7.1 trillion U.S.-EU economic relationship". The problem, however, is that the legality of the transfer of personal data overseas is being questioned - due to virtually unrestricted access to personal data by US services [...]
29.09.2022
FILM, MEDIA & GAMING
When fiction can offend. Examples of infringement of personal rights in fictional films
"Fictional works are not outlawed if they defame real people," said a US federal court in a dispute between chess champion Nona Gaprindashvili and Netflix. The famous chess player sued the platform for defamation over words spoken in the series "The Queen's Gambit". During a tournament in Moscow, the announcer introduces the main character (fictional [...]
09.09.2022
FASHION, CULTURE & ART
When do historians have to apologize for the results of their research? On the collision between the freedom of scientific research and the memory of the deceased.
The results of scientific research, especially historical research, sometimes lead to a clash of values: the right to freedom of scientific research and the right to the protection of personal property consisting in the memory of a deceased person. So when does a historian have to apologize for his work? What lessons for historical researchers [...]
26.04.2022
FILM, MEDIA & GAMING
The Polish Film Institute has announced another - the VI Operational Programme for 2022!
The recently announced operational programme of the Polish Film Institute (PISF) called 'Polish-Ukrainian Film Initiatives' is one of the forms of involvement of the PISF in the campaign to help the Ukrainian film industry. Announced by the Director of the PISF, the programme envisages an allocation of up to 10 million zlotys and is aimed [...]
21.04.2022
FILM, MEDIA & GAMING
Film production: licence or copyright transfer agreement?
In film production, the standard - resulting both from the requirements of financing public institutions and the weakness of Polish legal regulations on licensing, which do not guarantee the stability of such licensing relations - is the conclusion of agreements on the transfer of rights. An exception is sometimes the inclusion of existing music or [...]
31.03.2022
FILM, MEDIA & GAMING
First applications for incentives in 2022 on the PISF reserve list
The register of financial support kept by the Polish Film Institute shows that the first applications for financial support this year were placed on a reserve list. This means that the pool of funds provided in 2022 for this form of support for producers of audiovisual works is about to be used up. Under the [...]
25.03.2022
FILM, MEDIA & GAMING
Liability for disseminating disparaging content on the Internet
According to the report of the Central Statistical Office entitled "Information society in Poland in 2021", published on 21 February this year [1], last year 92.4 percent of Polish households had access to the Internet. Unfortunately, as the number of Internet users increases, so does the potential scale of infringements of third-party rights online, which [...]
02.03.2022
NEW TECH & INNOVATIONS
Implementing AI-based automation - practical challenges
There is an anecdote circulating in the IT industry and among lawyers dealing with artificial intelligence. A contractor talking about the advantages of his solution focuses on how smart it is and repeatedly refers to the term 'artificial intelligence'. After the presentation, the contracting authority asks if the contractor is following the development of the [...]
