ΟΠΙCreative FLIP is a pilot project, which has been in force since 2019 and is co-financed by the European Union (Creative Europe) and the project partners (Goethe-Institut as main partner, European Creative Hubs Network, IDEA Consult and the Intellectual Property Institute Luxembourg) with the aim of supporting the cultural and creative industries.
Today, July 12, 2024, the Artificial Intelligence Regulation (AI ACT) was published in the EU Official Journal.
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The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) has published its Youth Empowerment Strategy (IP-YES!), which provides a structured plan of targeted and effective initiatives to respond to the aspirations and needs of youth on key issues such as enrichment of their knowledge in intellectual property matters, the development of skills and the strengthening of actions for their active participation in intellectual property matters.
The ACAPT (anti-counterfeiting and anti-piracy technology guide) enables the protection of trademarks and copyrighted content using cutting-edge anti-counterfeiting and anti-piracy technology.
In Case C-135/23, reference for a preliminary ruling from the Potsdam Magistrates’ Court (Germany), the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) heard an application brought in the context of a dispute between Gesellschaft für musikalische Aufführungs- und mechanische Vervielfältigungsrechte eV (GEMA), a collective management organization for copyrights, and GL, which operates a block of flats, concerning alleged infringements of copyright by GL because it has, in the apartments it manages, television sets with an indoor antenna enabling signals to be picked up and broadcasts to be made, in particular of music.
The presentation of the new work “Copyright Law – Interpretation of the provisions of Laws 4961/2022 and 4996/2022” on the changes in copyright legislation in Greece was successfully held. The work is edited by Konstantinos Christodoulou, Panagiotis Tsiris, and Maria-Daphne Papadopoulou.
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The EU recently launched two public consultations. The first concerns counterfeit products, as well as the piracy watchlist.
The study by the European Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) on the perception and awareness of EU citizens showed that 12% of EU citizens accessed or “downloaded” content from illegal sources to watch sports and bought, also, imitation sports equipment.