Cambridge Univeristy VC Says Elsevier Are Rich Enough Already | Richard Taylor

"Speaking on the 28th of April 2014 the Vice Chancellor of Cambridge University, Leszek Borysiewicz, commented on the amount the university is paying to publisher Elsevier. He said: 'Yes we spend money with Elsevier. Do I regret spending money with Elsevier? By and large yes I do because I think they’re rich enough already.' and: 'just wait until we get into open data debates … Elsevier is already looking at ways in which it can control open data as a private company rather than the public bodies concerned.' The comments were made at a question and answer session organised by the Cambridge University Students’ Union which I attended ..."