Pirate research-paper sites play hide-and-seek with publishers

@article{Schiermeier2015PirateRS,
  title={Pirate research-paper sites play hide-and-seek with publishers},
  author={Quirin Schiermeier},
  journal={Nature},
  year={2015}
}
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