The Hellenic Copyright Organization, in collaboration with the Law and Architecture Group, organized an event entitled “Copyright and Architectural Designs” on 2 November 2026, at the Law School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA).
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On 3 November 2026, Advocate General Maciej Szpunar of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) delivered his Opinion in Case C-250/25, Like Company v Google, the first case before the CJEU concerning Generative Artificial Intelligence. The case examines whether the real-time retrieval of press publications by Artificial Intelligence systems, through Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) technology, and their use in chatbot responses may infringe the rights of press publishers protected under Article 15 of Directive (EU) 2019/790.
The Hellenic Copyright Organization participated in the conference “Copyright and Human Creativity in the Age of AI”, held at the Irish Film Institute on Wednesday, 14 October 2026, under Ireland’s Presidency of the Council of the European Union. The conference was organized by NewsBrands Ireland and the Irish Recorded Music Association (IRMA), with the support of Ireland’s Department of Enterprise, Tourism and Employment.
The Hellenic Copyright Organization hosted the 3rd Meeting of Supervisory Authorities of EU Member States for Collective Management Organisations (CMOs) in Athens on 2 October 2026, following the two previous meetings held in Slovenia and Hungary.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit upheld the ruling against ROSS Intelligence in a dispute with Thomson Reuters concerning the use of copyrighted content to train an artificial intelligence system.
It was with great pleasure that the HCO participated in the two-day conference organized n 17.10.2026, by the Department of Early Childhood Education and Care at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (EKPA) and the Greek Children’s Book Circle (Greek Section of IBBY).
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WIPO Expands CLIP Initiative to Visual Arts
The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) has announced the expansion of its Creators Learn Intellectual Property (CLIP) initiative to include content tailored to visual artists.
The World Intellectual Property Organization’s Arbitration and Mediation Center (WIPO AMC) provides tools and services to address unauthorized use of online content, including photographs, videos, designs and other intellectual property works.
The European Commission has launched a targeted consultation seeking views on the challenges posed by technological developments, particularly artificial intelligence, and changes in the creative content market for copyright protection. It also seeks views on possible options for potential future measures.
From 1 to 3 October 2026, the 18th Anniversary EIPTN Conference 2026 was held in Athens, under the theme “A Fast Evolving IP in the Era of European Transformation? Academic and Pedagogical Research as Support for Teaching in Challenging Times”. The conference took place at the Faculty of Law of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, bringing together academics, educators and professionals from the field of intellectual property.