[joshuaissac]

> publishers provide discoverability because they are a well-defined source known to the community

Could this not be said about Sci-Hub itself?

The purpose of copyright is to enrich public access to creative works. So bypassing of paywalls, regardless of whether it was publicly or privately funded, should be judged against that measure. It does not seem that researchers will stop writing papers just because of a drop in publisher revenue, regardless of the source of funding.

[kleiba]

Of course, I'm not claiming that Sci-Hub has no inherent value. But the same could be say for, say, the black market for hard drugs.

Bypassing of paywalls could be judged against many measures.

I don't understand why the publishers get all the blame while no-one talks about the scientists who choose to publish their works behind a paywall.