Book contents
- The Cambridge Handbook of Intellectual Property in Central and Eastern Europe
- The Cambridge Handbook of Intellectual Property in Central and Eastern Europe
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Epigraph
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Contributors
- Foreword
- Acknowledgements
- 1 General Introduction – Intellectual Property in Central and Eastern Europe:
- 2 The Patent System in Pre-1989 Czechoslovakia
- 3 The Development of Hungarian Copyright Law until the Creation of the First Copyright Act (1793–1884)
- 4 Moral Rights and the Cultural Aspects of Hungarian Copyright Law:
- 5 The Polish Struggle with the Concept of Copyrightable Work:
- 6 Comparing Concepts of Originality in EU, Lithuanian, and US Law:
- 7 The Comparative Lessons of Itar-Tass Russian News Agency v. Russian Kurier
- 8 Communication to the Public under Union Law from the Perspective of Austrian and German Copyright Law: A Notion in Transition
- 9 Collective Management of Copyright in Hungary1
- 10 Exceptions and Limitations:
- 11 The Digitization of Czech Cultural Heritage and New Forms of Information Exclusivity
- 12 The Treatment of Authors’ Moral Rights in Georgia
- 13 Performers’ Rights: A Central European Export
- 14 The White Elephant in the Room:
- 15 A Central and Eastern European Perspective on EU Copyright Reform:
- 16 The Painter, the One Horn Cow, and Ole Hank Wilson’s Back Lot:
- 17 Does Paying Innovative Employees Pay Off?:
- 18 Intellectual Property Rights in Albania:
- 19 The Protection of Geographical Indications for Agricultural Products in the European Union
- 20 Legal Protection of the Traditional Knowledge and Traditional Cultural Expressions of the Indigenous Peoples of the Former Soviet Union*
- Index
5 - The Polish Struggle with the Concept of Copyrightable Work:
A Brief Look at the History and Contemporary Issues
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 11 June 2019
- The Cambridge Handbook of Intellectual Property in Central and Eastern Europe
- The Cambridge Handbook of Intellectual Property in Central and Eastern Europe
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Epigraph
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Contributors
- Foreword
- Acknowledgements
- 1 General Introduction – Intellectual Property in Central and Eastern Europe:
- 2 The Patent System in Pre-1989 Czechoslovakia
- 3 The Development of Hungarian Copyright Law until the Creation of the First Copyright Act (1793–1884)
- 4 Moral Rights and the Cultural Aspects of Hungarian Copyright Law:
- 5 The Polish Struggle with the Concept of Copyrightable Work:
- 6 Comparing Concepts of Originality in EU, Lithuanian, and US Law:
- 7 The Comparative Lessons of Itar-Tass Russian News Agency v. Russian Kurier
- 8 Communication to the Public under Union Law from the Perspective of Austrian and German Copyright Law: A Notion in Transition
- 9 Collective Management of Copyright in Hungary1
- 10 Exceptions and Limitations:
- 11 The Digitization of Czech Cultural Heritage and New Forms of Information Exclusivity
- 12 The Treatment of Authors’ Moral Rights in Georgia
- 13 Performers’ Rights: A Central European Export
- 14 The White Elephant in the Room:
- 15 A Central and Eastern European Perspective on EU Copyright Reform:
- 16 The Painter, the One Horn Cow, and Ole Hank Wilson’s Back Lot:
- 17 Does Paying Innovative Employees Pay Off?:
- 18 Intellectual Property Rights in Albania:
- 19 The Protection of Geographical Indications for Agricultural Products in the European Union
- 20 Legal Protection of the Traditional Knowledge and Traditional Cultural Expressions of the Indigenous Peoples of the Former Soviet Union*
- Index
Summary
A discussion of the definition of copyrightable work, a fundamental concept in copyright law, would certainly require an extensive monograph, or more; and there is no guarantee that such a publication would answer all of the questions raised or reach any kind of clear and decisive conclusion. Nevertheless, we believe that our attempt to discuss this issue from the perspective of one of the member countries of the EU, considering developments over the last 100 years, may be of some value. Polish attempts to approach and regulate this issue reveal, quite aptly, original and interesting approaches that anyone interested in this issue should be made aware of.
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- Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2019