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Multi-member Court of First Instance of Athens 875/2005

PPrAth 875/2005

A TV series is an arbitrary adaptation of the script because of the existence of a sequence of similarities of the former with the latter (DiMEE 4/2005 – 2yr, p. 98, comment L. Kanellos, G. Xotzopoulos, P. Athanasiou). 

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Multi-member Court of First Instance of Athens 5345/2004

PPrAth 5345/2004

Broadcasting of newsreel audiovisual material from a news bulletin of a television station without authorization of the author, constitutes an offence of copyright (DiMEE 4/2005 – 2nd year, p. 94, comment D. Kallinikou). 

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Multi-member Court of First Instance of Athens 4661/2004

PPrAth 4661/2004

Printing of photographs without the consent of the illustrated person – Contradiction of copyright and the rights attaching to the personality (DiMEE 4/2004 – 1st Year, p. 563). 

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Multi-member Court of First Instance of Athens 5177/2003

PPrAth 5177/2003

The action at law by which is requested the definition of the amount of equitable remuneration for broadcasting of performance or acting performance, since it is calculated on the basis of the gross income of the broadcasting company derived from its balance-sheet, is ambiguous and is not subjected to judgment, without however the definition of its amount (DiMEE 4/2004 – 1st Year, p. 92). 

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Multi-member Court of First Instance of Athens 1669/2003

MPrAth 1669/2003

Printing of a design which is protected as an artwork on timecards, is a new way of exploiting, in connection with its printing on a poster for which it was originally provided by the author and hence, it constitutes an offence of the intellectual property right of the author, when it is realized without its authorization (DiMEE 4/2004 – 1st year, p. 93, comment E. Panagiotidou). 

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Multi-member Court of First Instance of Athens 606/2003

MPrAth 606/2003

Television broadcasting of films without authorization from the real rightholders constitutes an illegal exploitation of these intellectual works (DiMEE 4/2004 – 1st Year, p. 395, comment A. Despotidou). 

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Multi-member Court of First Instance of Thessaloniki 30040/2001

PPrThes 30040/2001

Decorative objects for which certificates of utility models were published. Only the copying by a third party of the relevant designs and not of the devices, does not constitute an offence of the relevant certificates (DEE VOLUME 2002, p. 708). 

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Multi-member Court of First Instance of Athens 3318/1998

PPrAth 3318/1998

The authority of related rights (RR) are enumarated exclusively and not indicatively in Articles 46 of Law 2121/1993. Method of calculating compensation payment in case of offence. Penalties have partial independence against the relevant provisions (DEE VOLUME 1999, p. 402). 

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Multi-member Court of First Instance of Athens 9666/1997

MPrAth 9666/1997

Related rights of audio data carriers producers. The production of a different version, however similar with an existing one, is not protected as a related right but under the provisions about unfair competition. (DEE VOLUME 1998, p. 153). 

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Multi-member Court of First Instance of Athens 5872/1997

MPrAth 5872/1997

Films. Transferring economic rights of intellectual property. (DEE VOLUME 1998, p. 147).