05.10.2023

On September 22, 2023 at 12.00 - 14.00 p.m. the digital event entitled "Intellectual Property and Cultural Heritage" organized by the Hellenic Copyright Organization on the occasion of the celebration of the European Cultural Heritage Days (EHDC), which was officially established as a European program by the Council of Europe in 1991, was successfully carried out, supported by the Commission of the European Union and are dedicated to monuments and their maintenance. It is noted that Greece has been participating since 1996 with the Directorate of Archaeological Museums, Exhibitions and Educational Programs as the national coordinator.

The President of the Board of Directors of the HCO, Mr. P. Tsiris, participated in the digital event with a greeting, as well as Ms. Maria Dafne Papadopoulou, ad. Director of the HCO, Ms. Maria Sinanidou Lawyer, Accredited Mediator, HCO Scientific Associate, Ms. Evanthia Moustaka, MA Lawyer with their speeches and as invited speakers Ms. Irini Stamatoudi, Professor at the Law School of the University of Nicosia and Ms. Marina Markellou, Assistant Professor at the University of Groningen Law School.

The presentations were followed by a discussion between the speakers and the audience. Representatives of the country's cultural heritage institutions, libraries, lawyers, CMO representatives and other interested parties participated.

See below the presentations of the webinar.

• Irini Stamatoudi, LL.M., Ph.D. Professor, Faculty of Law, University of Nicosia: IP Management for Museums and Cultural Heritage Institutions.
• Maria G. Sinanidou, Int. IP LL.M., Accredited Mediator, Certified Mediation Advocate, Legal Counselor HCO: Cultural Heritage Institution, Works of visual arts which have fallen into public domain and copyright.
• Eva Moustaka, MA | Counsellor-at-law HCO: Cultural Appropriation: The bond with the protection of cultural heritage and the emergence of copyright law.

See below the video recording of the webinar.