DSM Article 4 TDM exception: lawful access and no effective rights reservation
Opt-out (Article 4(3))observed
| Value kind | observed — Reported measurements, counts, and specifications keep the precision and scope stated by their source; an exact specification is not treated as a range. |
|---|---|
| Scope | Article 4 route only; qualifying scientific-research mining under Article 3 has different conditions, and licenses are a separate route. Copyright permission does not displace data-protection obligations. |
| As of | 2019-05-17 |
| Source | European Union, Directive (EU) 2019/790, OJ publication 17 May 2019, Articles 3 and 4. · Article 4(1) (exception for reproductions and extractions of lawfully accessible works for text and data mining) and Article 4(3) (applies unless use has been expressly reserved by rightholders in an appropriate manner, such as machine-readable means for content made publicly available online); Article 3 for research organisations. |
| Review | checking…review by 2027-03-05 · standard cadence |
| Recorded changes | last 2026-10-19 · 3 revisions tracked |
| Claim id | eu-dsm-tdm-exception-is-opt-out-by-default |
Where the guide uses it
← Full numbers register — every date-stamped figure in the guide, with revision history.