FNE launches new Salans legal column for film professionals
WARSAW: FNE is happy to announce the launch a new column from leading intellectual property and audiovisual law specialists. Experts from Salans IP & New Tachnology team headed by Małgorzata Darowska will be offering articles about the most important legal developments relating to the film and television industries.
POLAND: Collective rights management organizations wants tariffs authorized by Copyright Commission
At the moment there are several proceedings pending before the Copyright Commission initiated by collective rights management organizations ("CRMOs") like: ZAiKS, SFP, ZASP, which are aim to have their table of tariffs authorized. If these tariffs were to be authorized, then they might have significant impact on the amounts of royalties collected by the CRMO's from the users, including the broadcasters, cable and satellite operators.
POLAND: New must-carry/must-offer regulation may lead to copyright infringement
On the basis of the latest amendment of the broadcasting law which came into force on August 10, 2011, the must-carry obligation imposed on the operators was significantly reshaped. Eventually, the new regulation could lead to a copyright infringement, which seems not to be taken into account when the regulation was adopted.
New regulation on product placement
The new amendment to the Polish Broadcasting Act 1992 legalizes product placement in television and radio. Since May 23, 2011 as the act comes into force, the broadcasters will be allowed to broadcast cinematographic and other films, as well as tv series and other shows that include product placement.
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FNE launches new Salans legal column for film professionals
WARSAW: FNE is happy to announce the launch a new column from leading intellectual property and audiovisual law specialists. Experts from Salans IP & New Tachnology team headed by Małgorzata Darowska will be offering articles about the most important legal developments relating to the film and television industries.
This week our Salans guest expert Karol Laskowski tells FNE readers about new developments in product placement legislation in Poland.
