Διεθνές Συνέδριο για τα 30 χρόνια του ΟΠΙ – Η Πνευματική Ιδιοκτησία στο Προσκήνιο
30 YEARS HELLENIC COPYRIGHT ORGANIZATION’1
March 7th, 2025
Auditorium “Dimitrios Pantermalis”
at Acropolis Museum in Athens, Greece
Registration: 9.30 – 10.00
Greetings: 10.00 – 10.30
Lina Mendoni, Minister of Culture (tbc)
I. Fotylas, Deputy Minister of Culture (tbc)
Panagiotis Tsiris, President of HCO, Professor Emeritus at Panteion University
Dr. Maria Daphne Papadopoulou, Act. Director of HCO
SESSION: 10.30 – 11.30
CURRENT DEVELOPMENTS FOR COPYRIGHT AT EU AND INTERNATIONAL LEVEL –
FUTURE POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS
Chair: Michael Stathopoulos, Professor Emeritus of the School of Law of the University of
Athens, full member of the Academy of Athens
Sylvie Forbin, Deputy Director General WIPO (tbc)
Sabina Tsakova, Deputy Head of Copyright Unit, DG Connect, European Commission
EU copyright law: current trends and outlook for the future
Ziga Drobnic, Copyright Specialist, EUIPO
EUIPO and copyright – perspective to further support EU and national policies
Coffee break: 11.30 – 11.45
- SESSION: 11.45 – 13.30
AI & COPYRIGHT
Chair: Irini Stamatoudi, Professor, Faculty of Law at University of Nicosia
Prof. Dr. Silke von Lewinski, Max Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition
Article 4 DSM Directive and genAI: where do we stand?
Peter Mezei, Professor at University of Szeged Hungary
The Multi-layered Regulation of Rights Reservation (Opt-out) Under EU Copyright Law and the
AI Act -For the Benefit of Whom?
Alexander Peukert, Professor of civil, commercial and information law at Goethe University
Frankfurt am Main
The copyright-related rules in the EU GPAI Code of Practice – overview and state of play
Alain Strowel, Professor at UCLouvain/Αttorney at the Brussels bar
The risks of AI slop and AI model collapse show that we need additional incentives and a dual
remuneration system for creators
Marina Markellou, Assistant Professor, Faculty of law, University of Groningen, The
Netherlands
Unpacking the obligations of open-source developers under EU AI act
Discussion
Lunch: 13.30 – 14.30 - SESSION: 14.30 – 16.30
CURRENT CHALLENGES IN COLLECTIVE MANAGEMENT
Chair: Konstantinos Christodoulou, Professor, National and Kapodistrian University of
Athens, Dean of Faculty of the Law School
Frantzeska Papadopoulou, Professor of Private Law, Stockholm University & Sofie Grettve
von Rosen, Lawyer, Swedish Patent and Registration Office
Collective rights management: Governance, control and accountability in light of recent
regulatory initiatives
Bernt Hugenholtz, Professor Emeritus, University of Amsterdam, Institute for Information
Law
The End of Reciprocity? International Protection of Authors and Performers after Kwantum and
RAAP
Giuseppe Mazziotti, Abreu Professor in Law and Innovation at Catolica Global School of Law
and Centre for the Future of Law, Catholic University of Portugal
Digital music licensing in Europe: collective and individual management in data-driven markets
for recording and publishing rights (Fair MusE project)
ROUND TABLE: COPYRIGHT AND COLLECTIVE MANAGEMENT IN THE AGE OF AI
Chair: Bernt Hugenholtz, Professor Emeritus, University of Amsterdam, Institute for
Information Law
Adriana Moscoso del Prado, General Manager, GESAC
Cécile Despringre, Secretary General, Society of Audiovisual Authors
Anthi Akritidou, Head of Legal and EU Affairs, IFRRO
Ioan Kaes, General Secretary, AEPO-ARTIS
Discussion
Coffee break: 16.30 – 16.45
- SESSION: 16.45 – 18.00
COMBATING ONLINE PIRACY
Chair: Dr. Maria Daphne Papadopoulou, Acting Director HCO
Adrienn (Audrey) Timár, Copyright Counsel Google
30 years of fight against online piracy: Lessons for the present
Melissa Morgia, Director for Global Content Protection and Enforcement, IFPI
The New Frontier: How AI is changing piracy and enforcement
Ziga Drobnic, Copyright Specialist, EUIPO
The case of live event piracy – latest developments and good practices
Sunniva Hansson, VP, Head of Policy, MPA EMEA
Site-blocking: best practices and principles
Discussion
Conclusions: 18.00 – 18.15
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