Events
The HCO at the 19th Thessaloniki International Book Fair with stand and speeches
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".
19th Thessaloniki International Book Fair to take place on May 4-7, 2023 at HELEXPO
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.
WIPO ALERT Stakeholders' Meeting (2)
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.
Intellectual Property Scientific Conference
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.
Training seminar for the staff of the Athens Festival S.A.
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.).
Conference under the title ‘The Challenges in Utilization of Research - The Case of Spin off Companies’
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.
Scientific Conference HCO - Law School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (2)
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.
Scientific event under the title: “Modern Aspects of the impact of EU Law on Commercial Law”
10.02.2023
On February 10th, 2023, the President of the HCO Board of Directors, Mr. P. Tsiris, represented OPI, following a relevant invitation, at the scientific event under the title “Modern Aspects of the impact of EU Law on Commercial Law” organized by the Department of Commercial and Economic Law at the Telloglio Foundation of Arts of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki.
Workshop “Copyright for Open Science” Open Access C4OS: A global perspective
09.02.2023
On February 9, 2023, a workshop under the title: "Copyright for Open Science" Open Access C4OS: A global perspective, was held at the Onasis Foundation. The Hellenic Copyright Organization was represented by the acting Director Mrs. Maria Dafne Papadopoulou as a speaker who cited the EU legal framework to facilitate research through exceptions and limitations.
HCO Scientific Event: “Digital Services Act (DSA) and Copyright”. See the presentations.
27.01.2023
The HCO organized a scientific event on the topic "Digital Services Act (DSA) and Copyright - A new balance in Digital Services" on Tuesday, 24 January 2023, at the Athens Bar Association’s Event Hall (16:00 - 19:30).