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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".
25.04.2023
In this case, two Romanian collective management organizations handling copyright and related rights over musical works brought actions against the air transport company Blue Air Aviation and the CFR, a Romanian rail transport company, seeking payment of remuneration still due and of penalties for the broadcasting, without a license, of musical works on board aircraft and passenger carriages.
25.04.2023
World Intellectual Property Day is celebrated every year on 26 April. The day was established by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) in 2000 to inform and raise public awareness about the role that intellectual property rights (IPR) play in promoting innovation and creativity.
25.04.2023
The Intermediary Cooperation Expert Group was established to further understand the various services of intermediary providers.
Having already dealt with the issue of domain names, social media, payments, transport and logistics, this study examines live event piracy.
21.04.2023
The European Commission has recently issued a call for evidence on the evaluation of the Marrakesh Directive and Regulation with a deadline of 11 May 2023, as it prepares the evaluation report scheduled for October this year.
19.04.2023
The Commission (DG CNECT) has recently published a study concerning the remuneration of phonogram performers and producers from third countries when their records are played in the EU. The study underpins ongoing discussions with Member States and stakeholders on the follow up to the RAAP judgement (Case C-265/19). "Study on the international dimension of the single equitable remuneration right for phonogram performers and producers and its effect on the European Creative Sector"
07.04.2023
UNESCO has launched a Call for Expressions of Interest for the renewal of the EU/UNESCO Expert Facility on the governance, monitoring and evaluation of policies for creativity.
This call represents the fourth cycle of the Expert Facility in the framework of the 2005 Convention on the protection and promotion of the diversity of cultural expressions. The call aims to constitute a pool of experts that Parties to the 2005 Convention can solicit to further implementation of the Convention.
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.