Hellenic Copyright Organization (OPI)
The Hellenic Copyright Organization (OPI) is the legal entity under private law that is supervised by the Ministry of Culture and Sports and among its main scopes is the protection of copyright and neighboring rights rightholders, the concern for the implementation of the law 2121/1993, the law 4481/2017 and the international treaties, the supervision of the collecting societies and the legislative preparation on copyright and neighboring rights. OPI within its frame of jurisdiction concerns with any problems in general, relevant to copyright and neighboring rights, represents Greece in the competent international organizations and the bodies of the European Union.
The Hellenic Copyright Organization supervises the operation of the system for protecting the authors and the related rights rightholders; safeguards the rights of the users and the public; balances the interests of copyright sectors with those of industrial property sectors; incorporates and adjusts in Greece the latest evolutions in community and international level, contributing in this way to the promotion of creativity and culture.
OPI Webpages
Alongside its main page, OPI has also created two websites with useful information for the public, Enjoy Legal and Copyright School.
“Enjoy legal” is an online portal that gathers legal content distribution platforms and directs users to them. Users can find websites where they can legally enjoy their favorite movies, series and TV productions, listen to music, download or play video games, and legally access pictures and books.
It was created by OPI and is part of the European AGORATEKA, an initiative by the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO).
“AGORATEKA” is the Pan-European portal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO), which was created on the initiative of the European Observatory on Infringements of Intellectual Property Rights.
It is an online platform, which brings together the national websites of the member states of the European Union that have legal online services of offering content protected by copyright and/or related rights.
The purpose of “enjoy legal” is to direct users looking for content on the internet to legal websites as an alternative to websites that have illegal content without the required permissions. By choosing to visit the websites included in “enjoy legal” the users gain access to the works of their favorite creators easily, quickly and safely. But above all, they gain access legally, respecting the rights of the creators and contributing to the development of the cultural asset.
This website was created by the Intellectual Property Organization (OPI) as part of the ‘Greek Copyright School’ program, which includes a series of actions aimed at informing and raising awareness among teachers, students and young people in general about the importance of protecting intellectual property.
