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So is your point that companies are put in a position where they _have_ to take advantage of government's use of force?

Elsevier could well come up with a business model that isn't purely based on extraction, rent-seeking and legal intimidation, but the problem is that governments possess legal resources that have good-faith use cases?

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Yes, the problem is that governments allow such business models. These legal resources are used overwhelmingly with bad faith and to the detriment of the society, so maybe they need to be reformed.

Okay so you’re advocating for increased government regulation to combat this?

More like a full redo of the copyright system so it couldn't be abused like this.

To be clear, I 100% agree regulation and more commonsensical legislation is fundamental to stop and punish bad players like Elsevier. I just find it gross that consolidated players invariably go their way.

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