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> But these most recent requests were notable because of the number of articles involved. Although privately stored files were not affected, the demands by Else
by noptd 5y ago
> But these most recent requests were notable because of the number of articles involved. Although privately stored files were not affected, the demands by Elsevier and ACS resulted in the removal of around 200,000 public files. In the context of a community of over 20 million researchers this is unfortunate, rather than existential, but it has sparked an acute reaction from many of our members who believe in the importance of open science.
Wow, that's a staggering number of files.
It's good to hear that other publishers, such as Springer Nature and Wiley, are embracing a more open, syndicated publishing model with ResearchGate at least.
- gwern 5y agoIt's particularly staggering because it's unlikely they've correctly verified the status of all 200k, and are just dumping out a database query. (Whenever one checks these things, it typically turns out that many are actually CC or otherwise Open Access, PD because federal government work, preprints permitted to be shared, etc.) One wonders if they sent Researchgate a DMCA and thus have perjured themselves countless thousands of times, and why Researchgate is rolling over?