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Supreme Court dismisses appeal; employer acquires copyright to work product unless contract specifies otherwise.
Legislator summary
AI generatedThe Supreme Court dismissed the plaintiff's cassation appeal seeking reinstatement to his photography position at the National Museum. The lower courts found that the plaintiff's duties involved documentary photography, not creative works, and that the employer's clause regarding copyright transfer was valid. The court ruled that under the Copyright Act, if the employment contract does not specify ownership, the employer acquires the economic rights to works created during employment based on the parties' intent.
Legislator headnote
AI generatedart. 12 ust. 1 ustawy o prawie autorskim i prawach pokrewnych; If the employment contract does not specify ownership, the employer acquires economic copyright to works created during employment based on the parties' intent.
Keywords
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copyright transfer
employment contract
work product
creative work
documentary photography
cassation appeal
labor dispute
Cited Legislation
AI generatedart. 12 ust. 1 ustawy z dnia 4 lutego 1994 r. o prawie autorskim i prawach pokrewnych
art. 41 ustawy z dnia 4 lutego 1994 r. o prawie autorskim i prawach pokrewnych
art. 393 12 Kodeksu postępowania cywilnego