Bill Gates And Other Major Investors Put $52.6 Million Into Site Sharing Unauthorized Copies Of Academic Papers | Techdirt

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Summary:

"If that analysis is correct, it would seem that ResearchGate holds roughly as many unauthorized copies of academic papers as Sci-Hub. Despite that fact, ResearchGate has just revealed that back in November 2015, it received investments totalling $52.6 million from some rather starry names, including that famous hater of pirates, Bill Gates"

Link:

https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20170306/09583336853/bill-gates-other-major-investors-put-526-million-into-site-sharing-unauthorized-copies-academic-papers.shtml

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Date tagged:

03/17/2017, 09:39

Date published:

03/17/2017, 05:39