UK Copyright, Designs and Patents Act section 29A text-and-data-mining exception

rights policy item·copyright exception·active

Permits computational analysis for non-commercial research where the researcher has lawful access; contractual override is unenforceable.

Verified facts

Official site	https://www.gov.uk/guidance/exceptions-to-copyright ↗
Geography	United Kingdom
identifier	Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, s.29A
parties	unknown
item type	copyright_exception
confidence	high
identifier	Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, s.29A
filing date	unknown
jurisdiction	United Kingdom
adoption date	2014-06-01
affected works	musical works; sound recordings; performances
current status	in_force
effective date	2014-06-01
affected models	unknown
canonical title	UK Copyright, Designs and Patents Act section 29A text-and-data-mining exception
confidence basis	Primary or authoritative public source reviewed; legal status expressed conservatively.
enforcement date	unknown
affected datasets	unknown
issuing authority	UK Parliament
primary documents	https://www.gov.uk/guidance/exceptions-to-copyright
unresolved questions	unknown
affected entity types	researchers; rights holders; AI developers
affected organizations	UK Parliament