Elsevier Going After Authors Sharing Their Own Papers 259
David Gerard writes "Elsevier, in final desperation mode, is going after authors sharing their own papers online. Academia.edu has told several researchers that Elsevier 'is currently upping the ante in its opposition to academics sharing their own papers online.' This is the sounds of a boycott biting."
Re:Government works aren't copyrightable.. (Score:2, Funny)
So, government employee as author on each paper to poison the source?
Re:wait (Score:3, Funny)
Withheld payments? Hilarious. That would require these contracts to actually pay the authors...
Maybe they're shooting for a new slogan: (Score:4, Funny)
"Every-von Vould Be Better Off Publishink Else-vier"