Significant modifications to the legislation governing copyright in Greece

February 24, 2023

The incorporation of the EU Directives (EU) 2019/789, (EU) 2019/790, and 2006/115/EC into national law.

After a lengthy waiting period, the Greek Government has passed a draft law entitled “Setting rules on the exercise of copyright and related rights to certain online broadcasts of broadcasting organisations and retransmissions of television and radio programs, while maintaining a higher level of protection of copyright and related rights in the digital single market and the right of public lending and the reproduction of additional copies by non-profit libraries or archives.” This law brings Greece in line with EU Directives (EU) 2019/789, (EU) 2019/790, and 2006/115/EC and amends Laws 2121/1993 and 4481/2017.

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