Qualification of Means of Payment as Official Materials Contained in the Copyright and Related Rights Act. The Admissibility of Copyright Protection in the Event of Copyright Infringement That Occurred during the Production of Official Materials

Abstract

This gloss expresses approval of the theses set out in the Polish Supreme Court’s judgment delivered on 26 January 2023 in case II CSKP 566/22. In the judgment discussed, the Supreme Court supported the classification of means of payment within the definition of official materials contained in art. 4(2) of the Copyright and Related Rights Act, without regard to the character of their type of issue. Another important subject discussed refers to the relationship between the lack of copyright protection for products that are not the subject of copyright laws and the infringement of the rights of the creator of the protected work during the production of these products.