TDMRep Protection
About TDMRep Protection
TDMRep (Text and Data Mining Reservation Protocol) lets you record a text-and-data-mining reservation in your PDFs:
- Embeds a machine-readable TDM-rights reservation in the document
- Records your reservation and policy URL in the PDF's metadata
- Links to your licensing policy for legitimate users
- Supports reserving rights under EU DSM Directive Article 4
How It Works
When you protect a PDF, your reservation and optional policy URL are written as standard W3C TDMRep properties (tdm:Reservation, tdm:Policy) in the document's XMP metadata — merged with any existing metadata. TDM-aware crawlers and tools can read this and follow your policy URL to request permission.
Protection Visualization
Unprotected PDF
Can be scraped by AITDMRep Protected
AI scraping prohibitedSample Policy
Need a TDM policy? Generate a sample JSON-LD policy
Tips for Best Results
- Always provide a policy URL so legitimate users can request TDM permission
- Add document title and author metadata for better rights identification
- Use the Check tab to verify protection was applied correctly
- Host your TDM policy at a stable URL so others can find your terms
- Apply TDMRep protection before distributing documents publicly
Frequently Asked Questions
Upload your PDF, enable Reserve TDM Rights, optionally add a policy URL, and click Protect PDF. The tool embeds a TDM-rights reservation marker and your optional policy URL in the document's metadata.
TDMRep (Text and Data Mining Reservation Protocol) is an approach for declaring whether text and data mining is permitted. This tool embeds a reservation marker in the document's metadata to support reserving rights under the EU DSM Directive Article 4.
Switch to the Check Protection tab, upload your PDF, and click Check Protection Status. The tool will inspect the document metadata and report whether TDM rights are reserved and show any linked policy URL.
Protection Checker
This tool checks if a PDF has TDMRep protection:
- Detects TDM rights reservation
- Extracts policy URL if present
- Shows protection status
- Validates metadata compliance