Topic: Internet Law
Copyright is a general right of the author. The developer decides on the use of the work and gets its benefits. For example, a computer program is the work entitled to copyright and legal protection for it. The creators of the program must establish rules for the distribution and use of the program. That is the concept of copyright. The reason of introduction of the copyrights was to ensure and allow the authors and publishers, earn money for their products. The result of infringement of these rights includes the following damages: loss of profits by the developers for the dissemination of works, losses of companies in the distribution and losses not related to the state of the ongoing tax. Too restrictive copyright laws hinder the development of areas of work based on free licenses, as well as projects based on cooperation between groups of creators. The author, whose moral rights have been threatened by actions of others, may require the omission of that action. In case of an infringement, the victim may also claim that the person who committed the infringement should perform the actions necessary to remove its effects. If the infringement was gross, the court may give the creator an appropriate sum in compensation for damage suffered, or at the request of the creator; they can require the offender to pay an appropriate sum. The creator can donate the money for social purpose.
Public and private use. The principles of fair use of copyrighted works in Poland are set by the Law on Copyright and Related Rights in Articles 23 to 35. Polish law clearly separate a legal use in private and other instances of fair use. The rules allowed for personal use are completely excluded for all computer programs, which mean that copies of the programs cannot be barrowed or even abandon to your friends, unless a license for its use is clearly permitted. And even if the license permits it, there are still limitations. Fair use is limited: persons who are...