Dear Sir or Madam

The PRO Polish Software Market Association kindly asks you to consider the possibility of cooperation.

The PRO Association is the only Polish organisation of computer software creators and producers’ copyrights collective management. We act by virtue of the Copyright and Related Laws Act of February 4th, 1994 as well as of the decision issued by the Ministry of Culture and Art (DP/041/Z/2/95 of February 1st, 1995).

Our major assignment is to protect copyrights and to limit the scope of computer piracy in Poland. It arises from the Copyright and Related Laws Act that in preparatory and court works we are allowed to represent all foreign companies, including these, which do not have their legal representatives within the territory of the Republic of Poland. Naturally, participation in the above-mentioned works requires that minor, but indispensable financial outlays are contributed. At present, police cooperation service financing, prosecutor’s office, as well as courts charge the PRO budget, being based on membership fees, software Polish producers. Naturally, it does not lie in their interest to finance protective actions of foreign producers.

Therefore, we would like to establish cooperation with the Association by joining the Association in the capacity of the PRO Association rightful member. The Association fee amounts to USD 1500 on a yearly basis.

Your joining the Association would allow us to improve effectively the cooperation with the police and the prosecutor’s office in the struggle against computer piracy and, which is very significant, would make it possible for us to take legal actions for a compensation of losses incurred by your company by virtue of unpaid licences.

Information on PRO can be found on the following Internet website: www.pro.org.pl.

You can also contact us via electronic address e-mail: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Please, find enclosed the PRO Membership Declaration.

Be so kind as to take our suggestion into consideration.

Yours faithfully.

Sławomir Kosz

PRO Association President

The Polish Software Market Association PRO is an organisation established for the purpose of the collective management of copyright of authors and producers of computer software. PRO operates on the basis of the Act concerning Copyright and Associated Rights of February 4, 1994, and the decision of the Minister of Culture and Art (DP/041/Z/2/95 of 1.02.1995), authorising PRO to the collective management of computer software copyright.

The PRO Association was registered on September 19, 1992.

The Association operates in various areas. The most important of our objectives are:

• Focusing software producers and suppliers around PRO as a promoter and executor of the idea of collective representation of conjoint interests of firms functioning in this sector.
• Creating conjoint prestige and strength of the environment, mutual assistance and

co-opertion, obtaining professional security both collective and individual.

• Preparing and publicising the interpretation and manner of the application of legal copyright regulations as well as tax law amongst the members of the Association.
• Co-operating with the senate and ministry committees, expressing opinions concerning drafts of legal acts as well as key issues referring to data the activities of the members of the Association.
• Creating and promoting the idea of developing Polish information technology as a modern industrial area amongst the governmental and autonomous bodies as well as activists and politicians.
• Running the Polish Software Register in order to protect and keep a record of computer software. Achieving the inclusion of the majority of Polish software in the Register.
• Maintaining certification of enterprises entailing the analysis of consistency of the utilised software with possessed licences, as well as issuing the appropriate certificates.
• Running a "Hot Line" which would enable to report any violation of the regulations of the Act concerning Copyright and Associated Rights.
• Co-operating with Police Station Headquarters as well as the Attorney General's Office and the judiciary in order to increase the effectiveness of these bodies in adhering to the Act concerning Copyright and Associated Rights.
• Co-operating with the Software & Information Industry Association in transferring experiences gained through work on the protection of interests of the creators and producers of software.
• Supporting the process of integration of the Polish economy with the economies of the European Union countries.

 Letter of the producers