Elsevier and American Chemical Society escalate legal fight with academic networking site
Publishers claim that ResearchGate has not done enough to tackle hosting of copyrighted material
The American Chemical Society (ACS) and publishing giant Elsevier have filed a second lawsuit against ResearchGate, alleging mass copyright infringement. The new lawsuit, filed in a Maryland court on 2 October, comes amid concerns at the lack of action from ResearchGate to address the publishers’ concerns.