Opinia prawna na temat prawa do wynagrodzenia z tytułu pełnienia funkcji członka Prezydium Sejmu w związku z uzyskiwaniem dochodów z tytułu działalności podlegającej prawu autorskiemu

The article points out that the activity of conducting occasional lectures and publishing articles and books should be classified as an activity subject to copyright law within the meaning of Article 33 para. 1 of the Act on the Exercise of the Mandate of a Deputy or Senator. Members of the Presidium of the Sejm are obliged to report their income from this source in the Register of Interests and to reveal it in two statements of financial status. From the analysis of the case law of the Constitutional Tribunal it follows that even incidental lectures can be classified as “other function” within the meaning of Article 4 para. 2 of the Act on the Remuneration of Persons Holding State Management Posts. It was stated, however, that this position contradicts the historical and teleological interpretation of the rule presented in the law doctrine and the trend observed in relation to those legal solutions which take into account the principle of freedom of choice and carrying out of the profession. Therefore, it can be assumed that a member of the Presidium of the Sejm may earn income from activities subject to copyright law and obtain, at the same time, a salary due to the position of Marshal or Vice-Marshal of the Sejm. In the author’s view, the provision in question should be amended.