The "Robin Hood of science", "Sciences pirating queen" or simply "Hero". Alexandra Elbakyan has gained a lot of praises for funding Sci-Hub, a website that offers free access to scientific literature. On the other hand she has already lost several curt cases against publishers because of copyright infringement. We talked with her about the Open Access Movement, the scientific publishing system and the future of Sci-Hubs also concerning ongoing lawsuits in India against her.
