The copyright laws in Greece are part of the frame of laws which are constantly being adapted to the guidelines of the

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. The enforcement of the

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laws varies from case to case. Greece has attracted attention because of its extended copyright infringement of

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and

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. The Greek government has tried to impose countermeasures such as the prosecution of those who produce or consume unauthorized material, with questionable results.

References

External links

* Athina Fragkouli
Greece: Copyright Act
on

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's IRIS Merlin database, 1995 * Prodromos K. Tsiavos
Copyright Law
on Greek Law Digest, 2012
Copyright, Related Rights and Cultural Matters
(Law No. 2121/1993 as last amended by Law No. 3057/2002 (article 81) and by Law 3207/2003 (article 10 par. 33), on WIPO website. * Petridis, Sotiris. �
Comparative Issues on Copyright Protection for Films in the US and Greece.
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Vol. 19, Issue 4 (July 2014). Law of Greece

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