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Re:German universities take on Dutch publishing giant Elsevier by kuschku on Monday August 14, 2017 @06:29AM (#15007673)
Because that's illegal.

The government is not allowed to compete in the free market, so they can't just make their own. Even subsidies or support for an independent open one could be sued against by Elsevier.

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Re:German universities take on Dutch publishing giant Elsevier by unmole on Monday August 14, 2017 @06:42AM (#15007719)
I really doubt Elsevier would have any grounds to sue in Europe. The US on the other hand...
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Re:German universities take on Dutch publishing giant Elsevier by IshKebab on Monday August 14, 2017 @12:49PM (#15010168)
Universities surely could though, even in America. They already compete in loads of free markets.
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