FutureTDM’s policy recommendations are here!

While discussions at the EU on copyright reform and an exception for text and data mining (TDM) are very much live, FutureTDM, a Commission funded project of TDM experts has, for the past year, already been gathering information, mapping the TDM landscape and listening to the wide variety of individuals and organisations involved in data analytics. The project has just produced the first in a series of reports, providing a range of stakeholders with recommendations to improve TDM uptake in the EU. This FutureTDM policy framework document sets out high-level principles and recommendations.

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The FutureTDM policy framework distinguishes three types of barriers that need to be overcome:

– Uncertainty:…
– Fragmentation: …
– Restrictiveness: …

The FutureTDM policy framework is set up to reply to these barrier types by setting three high level principles that should be the foundation of every stakeholder action that aims to promote TDM. These principles are:

– Awareness and Clarity: …
– TDM without Boundaries: …
– Equitable Access: …

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