21038 Researchers Taking a Stand against #Elsevier. These are some of their objections:
1. Elsevier charges exorbitantly high prices for subscriptions to individual journals.
2. the only realistic option for many libraries is to agree to buy very large "bundles"; Elsevier thus makes huge profits by exploiting the fact that some journals are essential.
3. Elsevier supports measures such as SOPA, PIPA that aim to restrict the free exchange of information.