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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?

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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
    Commented Dec 14, 2016 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
    Commented Dec 14, 2016 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
    Commented Dec 14, 2016 at 22:53

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