Summary
Provides EU text-and-data-mining exceptions/limitations. Article 4 permits qualifying reproductions/extractions for TDM subject to lawful access and permits rightsholders to reserve their rights in an appropriate manner; for publicly available online content the reservation should be machine-readable.
Relevant provisions
Arts. 3-4, especially Art. 4(1) and 4(3).
Does not cover
Predates the generative-AI wave and is not an AI-specific enactment. Its application to generative AI training remains a matter of legal interpretation and litigation.
Legislative timeline
No separate events are recorded for this instrument.