On Thursday, February 27, 2025, HCO in collaboration with the Regional Network “Film Education,” held an online seminar for the training of the network’s member educators.
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On Tuesday, February 26, 2025, the HCO completed its collaboration with the 2nd Model High School of Athens for the school year 2024-2025 with the third of three scheduled visits to the school. This collaboration began following the invitation of the school’s teacher Ms. Stamatia Paschaliori.
This OECD report, published on 9 February 2025, is the result of the OECD’s Artificial Intelligence Governance Working (AIGO) and the Global Partnership on Artificial Intelligence (GPAI).
Germany’s Federal Court of Justice ruled on February 20, 2025, that Birkenstock sandals do not meet the requirements for copyright protection as works of applied art, as a sufficient level of artistic creativity must be achieved, allowing for the recognition of individuality beyond functional or technical limitations.
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Publication of L. 5179/2025
On 20 February 2025, the Law 5179/2025 was published (Official Government Gazette A’/26), entitled as “Reorganization of the legal entity under public law named “National Gallery- Alexandros Soutsos Museum ” and the legal entity under private law named as “Metropolitan Organization of Thessaloniki Fine Arts Museums”, strengthening the activities of the Thessaloniki Concert Hall and of the Thessaloniki Film Festival, renaming the Preparatory and Professional School of Fine Arts of Panormos, Tinos into the Higher School of Fine Arts of Marble Arts of Panormos, Tinos, and restructuring of its operational framework, arrangements concerning the programme to support audiovisual works in Greece and other provisions”.
On Friday, 21 February, 2025, the HCO continues its collaboration with the 2nd Model High School of Athens for the school year 2024-2025 with the second of three scheduled visits to the school. This collaboration began following the invitation of the school’s teacher Ms. Stamatia Paschaliori.
On Wednesday, February 19, 2025, the HCO started its collaboration with the 2nd Model High School of Athens for the school year 2024-2025 with the first of three scheduled visits to the school. This collaboration began following the invitation of the school’s teacher Ms. Stamatia Paschaliori.
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The HCO Newsletter – February 2025
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The Hellenic Copyright Organization (HCO), in collaboration with the Creative Europe MEDIA Office, created a podcast titled “Copyright in the AI Era”. The Director of HCO, Ms. Maria Daphne Papadopoulou, and Ms. Poly Lykourgou discussed copyright, with particular emphasis on the audiovisual sector.
During the discussion, Ms. Papadopoulou referred to Law 2121/1993 and its application. The challenges posed by electronic piracy and its impact on creators and the industry, as well as the tools used to protect copyright, were examined.
The challenges posed by artificial intelligence (AI) in protecting creators were analyzed, as well as the opportunities it creates for new forms of creation. The legal challenges arising from the use of AI in the production of art, music, and literature were also discussed, along with its impact on the creative products market.
Closing, Ms. Papadopoulou presented the Hellenic Copyright Organization, its purposes, the actions it implements, and the initiatives it undertakes for the protection of copyright in Greece.
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On 7 March 2025, the Hellenic Copyright Organization will celebrate its 30th anniversary by organizing an international conference with the title “Copyright in the Spotlight”.