Article 2—Definitions

Abstract

This chapter provides the definition of terms covered in Article 2 of Directive 2019/790 regarding copyright in the Digital Single Market in Europe. It begins with the term 'research organisation', which means a university, research institute, or any other entity that conduct scientific research or carry out educational activities involving the conduct of scientific research. It also explains text and data mining, which is an automated analytical technique that analyses text and data in digital form in order to generate information about patterns, trends, and correlations. The chapter defines cultural heritage institution as a publicly accessible library or museum, an archive, or a film or audio heritage institution, while press publication means a collection of literary works of a journalistic nature. It describes the tasks of an online content-sharing service provider, such as providing information society service that store and give public access to a large amount of copyright-protected works or other protected subject matter uploaded by its users.