Sci-Hub, a Site With Open and Pirated Scientific Papers

Posted by timothy on Saturday February 13, 2016 @03:01AM from the advancement-of-the-arts-and-sciences dept.

lpress writes: Sci-Hub is a Russian site that seeks to remove barriers to science by providing access to pirated copies of scientific papers. It was established in 2011 by Russian neuroscientist Alexandra Elbakyan, who could not afford papers she needed for her research and it now claims to have links to 48 million pirated and open papers. I tried it out and found some papers and not others, but it provides an alternative for researchers who cannot afford access to paid journals. After visiting this site, one cannot help thinking of the case of Aaron Swartz, who committed suicide as a result of prosecution for his attempt to free scientific literature.

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Re:At least the summary is realistic about Swartz. by Opportunist · 2016-02-13 08:28 · Score: 3, Funny

Wait a second, I'm not responsible in any way if I bully someone into offing himself?
That sure solves a lot of my problems, thanks mate!

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