Data Scraping and Text & Data Mining

Data scraping is the automated extraction of data from websites; text and data mining (TDM) is the automated analysis of large volumes of content to extract information.

Legal Framework

  • TDM exceptions to copyright and database rights (Directive (EU) 2019/790).

  • Right holders may opt out of mining.

Risks

  • Infringement of database rights and breach of terms of use or data protection rules.

See our expertise in copyright law.