The contract states that there is no transfer of copyright, yet the assholes attempt to enforce copyright against the authors, while acting, effectively, as their agents. See the problem?
It states no such thing. In fact, the website clearly states exactly the opposite, in "normal" (i.e., not legalese) language:
"For subscription articles: These rights are determined by a copyright transfer, where authors retain scholarly rights to post and use their articles."
"For subscription articles: These rights are determined by a copyright transfer, where authors retain scholarly rights to post and use their articles."
http://www.elsevier.com/journal-authors/author-rights-and-re...