Should Academic Research Be Free? Paywalls and Sci-Hub

Medlife Crisis · Commentary · 23 min · 2020 · YouTube title: Should Knowledge Be Free?

Why it's here

HN recommends it as an informative review of the academic publishing business and its monopoly-like structure.

What it covers

Medlife Crisis asks whether academic research should sit behind paywalls, covering publisher profit margins, unpaid reviewers, Sci-Hub and Aaron Swartz. It includes an interview with Sci-Hub founder Alexandra Elbakyan.