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On 26 February 2026, the Polish the National Broadcasting Council (Krajowa Rada Radiofonii i Telewizji – KRRiT) held a conference entitled “Influencers 2026 – responsibility in the light of Internet coverage”. The subject discussed was the liability of nearly 800 000 digital content creators operating in Poland, who are significant participants in the media market. The first thematic panel featured experts in the Internet industry, creators and organisations dealing with fact-checking and media education. The second part of the conference concerned regulatory challenges...

On 20 January 2026, the Krajowa Rada Radiofonii i Telewizji (National Broadcasting Council – KRRiT) published a report entitled “No editing, no procedure, no balance. Monitoring of the current affairs programmes of TVP S.A. (in liquidation)”, which examined TVP S.A. in the context of the statutory requirement for public media to ensure pluralism, impartiality, balance and independence (Article 21(1) of the Radio and Television Act of 29 December 1992). The report aims to verify whether the current affairs programming of the aforementioned public television station meets the...

Due to the obligation to implement Directive (EU) 2019/790 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 April 2019 on copyright and related rights in the Digital Single Market and amending Directives 96/9/EC and 2001/29/EC (Official Journal of the EU L 130 of 17.05.2019, p. 92) (the DSM Directive), there has been a need to amend the Polish Copyright and Related Rights Act of 4 February 1994 (Dz.U.2022.2509 consolidated text of 6 December 2022 – the Act). The amendment to the Act, from 26 July 2024 (Journal of Laws 2024, item 1254) entered into force, with few exceptions, on 20 September...

Article 13(2) of the Audiovisual Media Services Directive provides that, where Member States require media service providers under their jurisdiction to contribute financially to the production of European works, including via direct investment in content and contribution to national funds, they may also require media service providers targeting audiences in their territories, but established in other Member States, to make such financial contributions which shall be proportionate and non-discriminatory. In the Polish legal order, pursuant to Article 47f(2)-(3) of the Broadcasting Act, providers...

Poland's obligation to implement Directive (EU) 2019/790 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 April 2019 on copyright and related rights in the Digital Single Market and amending Directives 96/9/EC and 2001/29/EC (Official Journal of the European Union L 130 of 17 May 2019, p. 92) (the so-called "Digital Single Market" Directive), hereinafter referred to as the "DSM Directive", made it necessary to amend the Copyright and Related Rights Act. The proposed draft act introduces a significant change with regard to the author's rights in the event that the...