The levy, in place in Poland since 1994, applies to devices and media capable of copying protected works, state news agency PAP reported.
Previous updates in 2008 and 2011 extended it to portable digital devices such as MP3 and MP4 players. However, the regulations still covered outdated technologies such as VHS tapes, fax machines and DVD recorders.
Cienkowska said the overhaul brings the system "into the 21st century," replacing obsolete categories with newer digital devices and aligning Poland more closely with other European Union countries, where such levies generate significantly higher revenues for artists.
"For years, Polish creators have been waiting for this decision," she wrote on the X platform last Thursday, dismissing criticism that the changes amount to a new tax.
She said the revised rules would ensure that major electronics manufacturers share part of their profits with artists.
The culture ministry said the update is expected to increase levy revenues to levels comparable with other EU member states, benefiting thousands of Polish creators and performers.
The new regulations will enter into force six months after their publication in Poland’s official journal, allowing businesses time to adapt.
The ministry also announced plans to introduce further legislative changes later this year to improve oversight and transparency in the management of collected funds.
Officials said the reforms aim to tighten supervision of how funds are collected and distributed, and warned that organizations failing to meet new transparency standards could lose the right to collect levies.