IT’S CALLED “THE INTERNET”: Academics have found a way to access insanely expensive research papers—for free.

Those who willingly share papers are, in most cases, breaking copyright laws. But Kuszewski says it’s an important act of “civil disobedience,” adding “it’s not an aggressive act but it’s just a way of saying things need to change.”

Quartz reached out to academic publisher Elsevier and will update this post with any response.