Events

13.06.2023

The HCO in cooperation with the WIPO Mediation and Arbitration Center organized an online event on Thursday, June 8, 2023 on "Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) Mechanisms for Copyright and Content-Related Disputes".

23.05.2023

The HCO in cooperation with the WIPO Mediation and Arbitration Center is organizing an online event on Thursday, June 8, 2023, at 14:00 - 17:00 on "Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) Mechanisms for Copyright and Content-Related Disputes".

09.05.2023

The HCO successfully participated in the 19th Thessaloniki International Book Fair, which took place on May 4-7, 2023, with its own exhibition stand and speeches by HCO officials on the topic "Copyright and Books", which took place on Friday, May 5, in the "ALKI ZEI" hall and attracted the interest of the attendees at the International Fair.

27.04.2023

The Hellenic Copyright Organization will participate in the 19th Thessaloniki International Book Fair (4-7 May 2023) with an exhibition stand and speeches on the issue of "Copyright and Books".

07.04.2023

The Hellenic Copyright Organization will participate in this important event with an exhibition stand, as well as by organizing events and participation in workshops by HCO representatives and simultaneously making available to the public guides and educational materials aimed mainly at elementary, middle school, high school students, as well as teachers and parents.

25.03.2023

On 22.03.2023, the Hellenic Copyright Organization, within the framework of the Memorandum of Cooperation with WIPO, by which OPI became an authorized body of our country ("national contributor") to the important initiative entitled "WIPO ALERT", which is part of the WIPO program Building Respect for Intellectual Property Database Project", participated in the 6th Stakeholders' Meeting related to the platform.

24.03.2023

On March 22, 2023, the Department of Archives, Librarianship and Information Systems of the University of Western Attica organized a Scientific Conference on "The new Intellectual Property law for Archives, Libraries and Museums" at the Aigaleo Alsus Conference Center.

24.02.2023

On Thursday 23 February 2023, the HCO held a training seminar for the staff of the Athens Festival S.A.

During the visit, the lawyer, scientific associate of the HCO, Ms. Maria G. Sinanidou, gave an introduction to copyright law (copyright and related rights) and the basic principles that govern it. In addition, the main national and EU legislation was presented, as well as issues that arise in practice with regard to 'registration', licensing, clearance of rights and, in general, issues useful for the Athens Festival S.A in the creation, production and communication of various types of performances (such as theatre, music, dance), in whatever form they take (live and non-live, hybrid, etc.).

22.02.2023

The Ministry of Development and Investments and the Ministry of Education and Religious Affairs co-organized on Tuesday, February 21, 2023 at 10:00-14:30 at the Spiritual Center of the Municipality of Athens a conference with the participation of academic and research organizations, with the aim of informing Universities, Research Organizations and researchers about the new regime for research at Universities and Spin-offs, according to Law 4864/2021.

20.02.2023

The HCO in cooperation with the Law School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens on the 14 and 15 February 2023 organized a conference with the title “Recent legislative changes in copyright law: laws 4996/2022 and 4961/2022".

The program of the event is available here.