"As More Universities ‘Ditch’ Elsevier, Sci-Hub Blossoms

As More Universities ‘Ditch’ Elsevier, Sci-Hub Blossoms

 TorrentFreak by Ernesto  

Little more than three years ago, Elsevier, one of the world’s largest academic publishers, took Sci-Hub to court.

It was a mismatched battle from the start. With a net income of more than $2.4 billion per year, the publisher could fund a proper case, while its nemesis relied on donations.

Elsevier won the case, including millions of dollars in damages. However, the site remained online and grew bigger. Ironically, the academic publisher itself appears to be one of the main drivers of this growth.

"UC Drops Elsevier

UC Drops Elsevier

After months of negotiating over open-access fees and paywalls, the University of California System follows through on threat to cancel its journal subscription deal with Elsevier. 

"Germany-wide consortium of research libraries announce boycott of Elsevier journals over open access

Germany-wide consortium of research libraries announce boycott of Elsevier journals over open access

Boing Boing by Cory Doctorow  

Germany's DEAL project, which includes over 60 major research institutions, has announced that all of its members are canceling their subscriptions to all of Elsevier's academic and scientific journals, effective January 1, 2017.