Unnamed Forms of Protection for Immovable Monuments Classified as Architectural Works as Implied by the Act on Copyright and Related Rights

This article addresses issues of legal protection for architectural works which qualify as monuments. The research problem is related to answering the question under what circumstances the regulation of the Copyright Act is applicable to architectural monuments. The Author presents the currently binding definitions of “monument” and “architectural work”. Issues concerning the duration of protection for architectural works, with regard to both economic rights and moral rights, are investigated. Particular norms of the law on copyright work agreements related to architectural works, regulated by the Polish act on copyright and related rights. Specific legal problems are indicated with respect to the revaluation of historical architectural monuments which are no longer liable for copyright protection.