German Copyright Act section 44b text and data mining exception
Urheberrechtsgesetz § 44b Text und Data Mining
rights policy item·copyright exception·active
Permits reproductions of lawfully accessible works for text and data mining unless the rights holder has effectively reserved use; online reservations must be machine-readable.
Recorded facts
| Official site | https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/urhg/__44b.html ↗ |
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| Geography | Germany |
| identifier | UrhG § 44b |
| parties | unknown |
| item type | copyright_exception |
| confidence | high |
| identifier | UrhG § 44b |
| filing date | unknown |
| jurisdiction | Germany |
| adoption date | 2021-06-07 |
| affected works | musical works; sound recordings; performances |
| current status | in_force |
| effective date | 2021-06-07 |
| affected models | unknown |
| canonical title | German Copyright Act section 44b text and data mining exception |
| confidence basis | Primary or authoritative public source reviewed; legal status and party claims are expressed conservatively. |
| enforcement date | unknown |
| affected datasets | unknown |
| issuing authority | German legislature |
| primary documents | https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/urhg/__44b.html |
| unresolved questions | unknown |
| affected entity types | music creators; rights holders; AI providers |
| affected organizations | German legislature |
History
| invokes (by) | GEMA text-and-data-mining rights reservation for generative AIUnverifiedSource 1 ↗ VERIFIED high confidence |
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| raises issues under (by) | GEMA v OpenAI (Munich Regional Court I, 42 O 14139/24)UnverifiedSource 1 ↗ VERIFIED high confidence |
| raises issues under (by) | GEMA v Suno (Munich Regional Court I, 42 O 763/25)UnverifiedSource 1 ↗ VERIFIED high confidence |
| invokes (by) | GEMA text-and-data-mining rights reservation for generative AIUnverifiedSource 1 ↗ VERIFIED high confidence |
| raises issues under (by) | GEMA v OpenAI (Munich Regional Court I, 42 O 14139/24)UnverifiedSource 1 ↗ VERIFIED high confidence |
| raises issues under (by) | GEMA v Suno (Munich Regional Court I, 42 O 763/25)UnverifiedSource 1 ↗ VERIFIED high confidence |
Sources & changes
Checked 10d ago · highhow verification works
Field-level evidence
Public change history
- Status unknown → active
- Official URL unknown → www.gesetze-im-internet.de/urhg/__44b.html
- Record maintenance · 12 fields updated
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