I don't know your circumstances but often you retain the right to distribute a "post print", ie the final text as published but absent journal formatting. A dissertation should fit that definition.
This is indeed often the case, however, my university reviews each thesis, and deemed it can only change to open access in 2026 (+5 years from defense).
I think this is default policy for thesis based on publication agreements here.
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I don't know your circumstances but often you retain the right to distribute a "post print", ie the final text as published but absent journal formatting. A dissertation should fit that definition.
This is indeed often the case, however, my university reviews each thesis, and deemed it can only change to open access in 2026 (+5 years from defense).
I think this is default policy for thesis based on publication agreements here.
In any case, I am not too worried.