The draft IMCO opinion is clear: the right to read is the right to mine - International Communia Association

"The draft IMCO opinion attempts to reshape the exception so it can be maximally beneficial to any user in the EU hoping to conduct text and data mining. By lowering the barriers to entry, the EU legislator can promote not only scientific discovery, but also business innovation, journalism, and a variety of interesting and novel activities made possible through a broad TDM exception."