Storm in a teacup or dark conspiracy?

I'm cross-posting (sort of) my take on Shelley Batts' experience with Wiley and copyrighted figures.

Here's the short version:

The fact is, though, the whole thing is most probably down to an editorial assistant in London doing her job a bit too eagerly. Maybe it was six thirty, she’s had a tough day, figures that it’s better to err on the side of caution and send Shelly the stock ‘stop infringing our copyright’ email.

Here's the full post on Nature Network.