Hellenic Copyright Organisation

All the Societies for the Collective Management of intellectual or related rights have obtained a licence from the Minister of Culture and Tourism and are supervised by the Hellenic Copyright Organisation (HCO), which is under the Ministry of Culture and Tourism.

The mission of the HCO is the protection of the intellectual creators and the beneficiaries of related rights, the implementation of law 2121/1993, “on Intellectual Property and Related Rights” as it is valid today, as well as the relevant international treaties and the wider understanding of the application of the intellectual and related rights.
One way HCO tries to achieve this is by improving the information regarding the operation processes of the societies. Also HCO functions as the focal contact point for companies for issues regarding intellectual property and related rights, and the users can contact HCO if they have any comments or complains.

The following societies have obtained the operation licence from the Ministry of Culture and Tourism:

ATHENA
APOLLON
AUTODIAHIRISI

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DIAS
DIONYSOS
ERATO
ERMEIAS
EYED
GEA-GRAMMO, ERATO, APOLLON
GRAMMO
IRIDANOS
THESPIS
ISOKRATIS
OSDEETE (Society for the Collecting Management of the Works of Plastic Arts and Applications)
OSDEL (Society for the Collective Management of Literature Works)
PROMEDIA
TELEVISION RIGHTS
PHOIBOS

For more information on the HCO please visit its website www.opi.gr