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On 24 November 2022, Directive 2019/790 (DSM Directive) was incorporated into the Greek legal order by virtue of Part B of Law 4996/2022, which amends Law no 2121/1993 on copyright and related rights in various areas. Law no 4996/2022 generally follows the provisions set by the DSM Directive. However, in specific areas the Greek legislator adopts favourable measures that enable right holders to maintain a certain degree of control over the exploitation of their work. Law no 4996/2022 provides for several exceptions to copyright and related rights in order to facilitate text and data mining...

The illegal retransmission of live sports events on the Internet is an issue of crucial importance for the protection of the legitimate interests of both broadcasters, having an exclusive transmission licence, and the State. In 2021, the number of viewers having illegal access to national or international sport events transmitted in the Greek territory exceeded 400000 people. Consequently, the estimated loss for a broadcaster offering a full package subscription at EUR 44.90 per month could reach up to EUR 215 520 000 per year. Under Greek legislation, Article 66E of Law no 2121/1993...

Greece has transposed the Audiovisual Media Services Directive (AVMSD) in part A of Law 4779/2021. In the interest of promoting European works, on-demand media service providers shall ensure at least a 30% share of European works in their catalogues (Article 13, paragraph 1). The law does not describe  the concrete means of ensuring the prominence of European works in their catalogues. Financial obligations are imposed on all media service providers established in Greece (Article 8 of Law 3905/2010 (Official Gazette A 219)), but only on non-linear media service providers targeting Greece (Article...

Part A of Law 4779/2021 reinforces the role of the Greek Media Authority (National Council for Radio and Television - NCRTV) as new powers have been given to it. In particular, the NCRTV has, according to the law, the power and the overall responsibility: - to map, license or register and supervise all media service providers established in Greece [Article 3 (6), 33 (1), 34]; - to represent the country, in procedures concerning issues of a) jurisdiction [Article 3 (7)] and b) violation of the provisions of the Directive by media service providers established in other member states targeting...

A meeting of the “Working Group on Gender and Media” representing nine MNRA (Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities) members was held in Lisbon in February 2018, during which the author represented the Greek Regulatory Authority (NCRTV). During this session, it was agreed that all participants would adopt a common three-month period of monitoring and analysing news reports and other current affairs programmes in at least two television channels (one public and the other one commercial with a high level of viewership). The scope of this study, articulated in both...