Schon seit 2012 weiss man, dass von Elsevier, Springer und Thieme Klage gegen den Dokumentlieferdienst der ETH-Bibliothek eingereicht wurde. Wie es aber weiterging war weitgehend unklar, insbesondere da die ETH-Bibliothek es tunlichst vermeidet, den Konflikt an die grosse Glocke zu hängen. Am 7. April 2014 fand am Handelsgericht des Kanton Zürich die Gerichtsverhandlung statt. Das…
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