I don't condone piracy. Far from it. I support SciHub because it demolishes the pitiful claims of academic gatekeeping and the publishing industry, which has amassed fortunes based on unpaid labour. I agree that publishing is essential, but to what end? Elbakyan’s clash with the publishing industry cost her the ability to use any U.S.-based … Continue reading SciHub: Blackballed by PayPal, Scientific-Paper Pirate Takes Bitcoin Donations →