Instytucja nadzoru autorskiego i jej regulacja w ustawie o prawie autorskim i prawach pokrewnych oraz ustawie Prawo budowlane

Abstract

Over the last few years, a problem has emerged related to the correlation of provisions regarding the institution called author’s supervision by the legislator, contained in two different acts – the Act of 4 February 1994 on copyright and related rights and the Act of 7 July 1994 – Construction Law. Initially, it emerged in the area of application of regulations, namely in the scope of determining who can perform author's supervision under construction law – can it only be the creator of an architectural or architectural-urban planning work, or can supervision also be performed by another person who is not the creator and has the appropriate construction licenses required by construction law. The problem in question arose from the application of the provisions of the previously applicable Act of 29 January 2004 – Public Procurement Law and consisted in determining how tenders should be held for the award of a public contract for the performance of author's supervision, to which the Construction Law refers – whether under single-source procurement or as part of an open tender. The problem remains current after the adoption of the new Act – Public Procurement Law of 11 September 2019. Attempts were made to solve this issue in the case law, which has changed over the years, but has not developed a uniform position. Thus, the problem initially concerning the sphere of application of law has become an issue subject to analysis by legal science. The aim of the study is to answer the question who can perform author's supervision under the provisions of copyright law and whether it is the same entity that can perform author's supervision under the provisions of construction law.