This is why it&#x27;s a lopsided to blame the publishers. Look at the incentives:<p>Whether publishers give away their papers openly can make or break their business.<p>Where researchers publish in open or closed journals can make or break their careers.<p>Which journals libraries subscribe to can make or break their .. librarian&#x27;s careers? Hopefully this link in the chain gets broken by Sci-Hub.<p>As an analogy, people who pay protection money or bribes are still part of the corruption and the mafia or corrupt politicians couldn&#x27;t function without their support.