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I came across a situation I haven't encountered before this week. I requested access to a PhD thesis from a group this week and was informed that it was not available as it was sealed for 5 years. The group explained that every student had the right to request that their thesis be sealed for 5 years. The group is located in Austria.

Is requesting that your thesis be sealed from all access really an option? Is this specific to Austria?

Eric
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    You've already established that it is an option and that it's not just Austria. So what is your question now? – 410 gone Dec 14 '16 at 14:45
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    @EnergyNumbers Then it would be good for that to be an answer. My question stands. The fact that the other question asks *why* you would do so implies an answer to this question but does not answer this question. – Eric Dec 14 '16 at 14:47
  • Is it possible the thesis reports proprietary information that public dissemination would decrease the value of? Like a new medical device that the student wishes to develop exclusively? – Inde Dec 14 '16 at 22:53

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