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It was put out to Public Consultation on 17.1.2025 and will remain until 2.2.2025, 23. 00 the bill of the Ministry of Culture entitled “Reorganization of the legal entity under public law with the name “National Gallery-Museum Alexandros Soutsos” and the legal entity under private law with the name “Metropolitan Organization of Thessaloniki Fine Arts Museums”,

The WIPO Good Practice Toolkit for Collective Management Organizations (CMOs) brings together examples of legislation, regulation and codes of conduct in the area of collective management from around the world and transforms them into voluntary good practice tools.

In 2025, several creative works will become part of the public domain of the European Union, marking the transition of masterpieces by famous artists to the common cultural heritage. Among examples are:

This joint study examines the economic outcomes of companies that hold Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) in contrast to those that do not register such rights.

The Hellenic Copyright Organization (HCO) and the National School of Judiciary signed a Memorandum of Educational cooperation  on December 17^th 2024, aiming to strengthen closer cooperation and ties between the two institutions.

The study is the first of its kind globally to estimate the economic impact of artificial intelligence on the music and audiovisual sector, and estimates that artificial intelligence will add additional wealth to technology companies, while significantly jeopardizing the income of creators over the next five years.

WIPO has issued a Guide to help inform of how intellectual property can support loan financing, prepare stakeholders for discussions with lending institutions, and provide information on the lending process, maximizing the value of intangible assets, and facilitating favorable loan financing terms.