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_pfxa on Jan 5, 2018 | parent | context | favorite | on: Germany vs. Elsevier: universities win temporary f...

I'd guess most researchers use libraries' copies of these pricy papers. So it's mostly about tax money Elsevier forces university libraries to pay all around the world. And also independent researchers.

Vinnl on Jan 5, 2018 [–]

Yes, and those libraries are the ones whose access was extended free of charge.

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