Always Quote by Alexandra Elbakyan
“I could obtain any paper by pirating it, so I solved many requests and people always were very grateful for my help. After that, I created sci-hub.org website that simply makes this process automatic and the website immediately became popular.”
About This Quote
Source Website: Sci-Hub, launched 2011, online repository for scholarly articles
Providing free access to paywalled research democratizes knowledge and challenges traditional publishing models
In simple terms: Free access to research undermines paywalls
Key Takeaway
Support open access initiatives
Themes
knowledge sharing
ethics
technology
activism
academic publishing
Mood
defiant
hopeful
controversial
Type
activist
informational
When to use this quote
- students needing articles
- researchers in low‑income institutions
- policy makers debating reform
- activists promoting free information
Key Concepts
Open access
copyright law
digital piracy
Questions to Reflect On
- How can we balance creators’ rights with public knowledge needs?
- What alternatives exist to illegal sharing?
A Different Perspective
Legal risks and potential loss of revenue for publishers may affect sustainability
