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Re:Elsevier embeds a hash in the PDF metadata that is unique... by amself on Wednesday January 26, 2022 @09:06AM (#30085512)
Wouldn’t the unique copies be 10000*9999?
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Re:Elsevier embeds a hash in the PDF metadata that is unique... by ZetaZero on Wednesday January 26, 2022 @09:21AM (#30085685)
For the purpose here, the difference between 10000^2 and 10000*9999 is irrelevant
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