Poland has implemented the Use for the purpose of reconstructing a building (Art. 5.3(m) InfoSoc) exception in Article 33[5] of the Copyright and Related Rights Act. The national exception closely resembles the EU exception.

Implementation summary:

This exception allows for the use of a work in the form of a building structure, its drawings, plans or another arrangement, for the purpose of reconstructing or renovating the building.

Implementation details:

Beneficiaries:

  • any user

Purposes:

  • reconstructing or renovating the building

Usage:

  • any use

Subject Matter:

  • work in the form of a building structure, its drawings, plans or another arrangement

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

Introduced/last updated: 20 November 2015