<div dir="ltr">Former neuroscientist Alexandra Elbakyan (retired blog: <a href="https://engineuring.wordpress.com/">https://engineuring.wordpress.com/</a>) founded the Sci-Hub site back in 2012 to bypass academic article paywalls and to provide open access to academic articles to those who otherwise would not be able to afford it otherwise - for example, students, engineers and even medical professionals in poorer countries.<div><br><a href="http://personalitycafe.com/current-events/718970-alexandra-elbakyan-hero-criminal-open-access-copyright-acedemia.html">http://personalitycafe.com/current-events/718970-alexandra-elbakyan-hero-criminal-open-access-copyright-acedemia.html</a></div></div>