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DSM Directive Art. 4(3): text-and-data-mining reservations

The general text-and-data-mining exception applies only where rightholders have not expressly reserved use in an appropriate manner, such as machine-readable means for content made publicly available online

By Reviewed

From clause to evidenceThe chain from DSM Directive Art. 4(3) to its evidence record, in 6 steps; the text alternative lists them and the facts under the figure state each in full.ClauseDSM DirectiveArt. 4Duty holderAnyone miningworks, incl.…Applies from2021-06-07In forceArtefactCrawlerpolicy-as-code…LayersLayer 01Layer 02Evidence recordEvidence recordv1Same topic elsewhere: no crosswalk topic files this clause yetAs of 2026-09-24 · illustrative, not a claim of conformity From clause to evidenceThe chain from DSM Directive Art. 4(3) to its evidence record, in 6 steps; the text alternative lists them and the facts under the figure state each in full.ClauseDSM Directive · Art. 4Duty holderAnyone mining works, incl.…Applies from2021-06-07 · In forceArtefactCrawler policy-as-code honouring…LayersLayer 01Layer 02Evidence recordEvidence record v1Same topic elsewhere: no crosswalk topicfiles this clause yetAs of 2026-09-24illustrative, not a claim of conformity
From clause to evidence Build the artefact, then file every output it produces as a record that names AIGE-OBL-DSM-ART4-3. Drawn from chapter 08.
Text alternative
  • Clause: DSM Directive, Art. 4.
  • Duty holder: Anyone mining works, incl.….
  • Applies from: 2021-06-07, In force.
  • Artefact: Crawler policy-as-code honouring reservations.
  • Layers: Layer 01, Layer 02.
  • Evidence record: Evidence record v1.
  • Record schema: Evidence record.
  • No crosswalk topic files this clause yet.
Id
AIGE-OBL-DSM-ART4-3
Instrument
Directive (EU) 2019/790 on copyright in the Digital Single Market law
Clause
Art. 4(3)
In scope
Anyone mining works, incl. model developers
Authority
National courts
Applies from
In force · Transposition deadline 2021-06-07

The artefact that evidences it

Crawler policy-as-code honouring reservations; training-data rights ledger with the reservation-check result, method and date.

Patterns that build it

Open controls that evidence it

Draft controls in the open control profiles that map to this row: each states a requirement and the evidence it must leave behind.

Source

Chapter 08, section Liability, copyright, consumer and sector law, checked against its sources on the review date above.

Machine-readable

Cite this obligation

García Aibar, J. (2026). DSM Directive Art. 4(3): text-and-data-mining reservations (AIGE-OBL-DSM-ART4-3). In AI Governance Engineering: The Thesis & Body of Knowledge (v0.5.0). https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22956197. https://aigovernanceengineer.com/obligations/aige-obl-dsm-art4-3. CC BY 4.0

BibTeX

@misc{aige2026obligation,
  author       = {Jorge García Aibar},
  title        = {{DSM Directive Art. 4(3): text-and-data-mining reservations (AIGE-OBL-DSM-ART4-3)}},
  howpublished = {In AI Governance Engineering: The Thesis \& Body of Knowledge},
  year         = {2026},
  version      = {0.5.0},
  doi          = {10.5281/zenodo.22956197},
  url          = {https://aigovernanceengineer.com/obligations/aige-obl-dsm-art4-3},
  note         = {Version 0.5.0}
}