Poland has implemented the Use for advertising the exhibition or sale of works of art (Art. 5.3(j) InfoSoc) exception in Article 33''' of the Copyright and Related Rights Act. The national exception closely resembles the EU exception.

Implementation summary:

This exception allows for the use of works for the purpose of advertising a publicly accessible exhibition or a public sale of works, to the extent justified by the promotion of that exhibition or sale and excluding other commercial use. It concerns in particular publicly accessible exhibitions in museums, galleries, and exhibition halls, and includes using works in advertisements, catalogues, and other materials distributed to promote an exhibition or sale and exhibiting copies of works or making them available in any other manner for these purposes.

Implementation details:

Beneficiaries:

• any user
• publicly accessible exhibitions in museums, galleries, and exhibition halls

Purposes:

• for the purpose of advertising a publicly accessible exhibition or a public sale of works
• advertisements, catalogues, and other materials distributed to promote publicly accessible exhibitions in museums, galleries, and exhibition halls

Usage:

• any use

Subject Matter:

• works

Compensation:

• no compensation required

Attribution:

• the author’s full name and source are indicated. The author and the source should be indicated taking into account existing possibilities

Other Conditions:

• use must be limited to the extent justified by the promotion of that exhibition or sale and excluding other commercial use

Introduced/last updated: 01 April 2004