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Participation of the Hellenic Copyright Organization in EPOE’s event on the protection of intellectual property

Acting Director of the Hellenic Copyright Organization, Ms Maria-Dafne Papadopoulou, delivered a greeting at the event entitled “Protecting Creation”, organized by the Society for the Protection of Audiovisual Works (EPOE) on Tuesday, 14 July 2026, at the Anesis Summer Cinema, on the occasion of the special screening of the film Life in a Beat (Mikres Anases).

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CJEU: Online availability of a work in the public domain in one Member State is lawful under certain conditions, even if it remains protected in another (Case C-788/24, Anne Frank Fonds)

In its judgment of 9 July in Case C-788/24, Anne Frank Fonds, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) clarified the limits of the territorial nature of copyright law within the European Union in relation to the online making available of works that are subject to different copyright regimes across Member States.

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EUIPO – Copyright Knowledge Centre – New Guidance on rights reservation in the era of Generative Artificial Intelligence

The Hellenic Copyright Organization informs creators and rights holders that the Copyright Knowledge Centre has updated its section on Generative Artificial Intelligence (Generative AI), providing practical guidance on rights reservation for the purposes of Text and Data Mining (TDM).

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European Commission: Public Consultation for the New Counterfeit and Piracy Watch List

The European Commission has launched a new public consultation for the preparation of the Counterfeit and Piracy Watch List 2027.

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EUIPO: Knowledge and Cultural Institutions Corner – A New European Knowledge Hub on Intellectual Property for Cultural and Educational Institutions

The European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) has recently launched the new thematic section “Knowledge and Cultural Institutions Corner” as part of its Copyright Knowledge Centre.

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Significant Success in Combating Online Audiovisual Content Piracy

According to the Press Release issued by the Hellenic Police on 17 June 2026, a criminal organization that had been systematically and professionally engaged in the illegal provision of subscription television services via the internet (IPTV) was dismantled.

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The European Commission published a Code of Practice on Transparency of AI-Generated Content

The European Commission has published the final Code of Practice  on Transparency of AI-Generated Content, with the aim of supporting providers and users of generative AI systems in complying with the transparency obligations set out in the AI Act.

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Second success of EDPPI in removing pirated websites from Google search results

The Committee for the Notification of Online Copyright and Related Rights Infringements (EDPPI) has once again succeeded in securing the removal of 50 pirate websites from Google’s search results.

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European Commission Paves the Way for a New Reform of European Copyright Law

The European Union launched a public consultation (Call for Evidence) on 13 May 2026 regarding a new targeted legislative initiative entitled “Directive enhancing the copyright environment for European creativity and innovation,” marking the beginning of a review process and the potential modernization of the European copyright framework.

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Mapping of European Databases and Metadata Standards for Copyright-Protected Works

The European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) has published a study on the databases and metadata standards used across the European Union to record information relating to copyright-protected works. The study represents the first step towards the development of a new interoperability service, CopyrightView.