Machine-Readable opt-outs and AI training: Hamburg Court clarifies copyright exceptions
A recent decision by the German Hanseatic Higher Regional Court (OLG Hamburg, 5 U 104/24, 10 December 2025) in the case of Robert Kneschke v. LAION e.V. provides the first appellate-level guidance in Germany on questions surrounding copyright exceptions for text and data mining (TDM) and scientific research in the context of AI training.
