Kneschke vs. LAION – Landmark Ruling on TDM exceptions for AI training data – Part 1

On September 27, 2024, the Hamburg Regional Court delivered a landmark ruling regarding the use of copyrighted online content for AI training datasets, specifically addressing the applicability of text and data mining (TDM) exceptions under the 2019 Copyright in the Digital Single Market Directive. The case involved photographer Robert Kneschke's claim against LAION, a non-profit organization, for unauthorized reproduction of his photograph during dataset creation. The Court concluded that such reproduction fell under the TDM exception for scientific research, emphasizing that preparatory steps in dataset creation qualify as research, irrespective of commercial use or actual research success. However, the Court ruled that the temporary reproduction exception did not apply, as the deletion of the downloaded image was not automated.



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