Prof told to pull podcasts

Iria · Sep 18, 2006, 11:30 PM

Source: Ars Technica
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A North Carolina professor who offered his course lectures as paid downloads has been asked to suspend the service while the school decides whether it is appropriate. Robert Schrag, a North Carolina State communications professor, had begun making his lectures available for download by students and the general public alike, according to a university paper. Schrag charged $2.50 a lecture—he received part of the money, while the rest went to the download site.

YAYitsAndrew · Sep 19, 2006, 01:40 AM

His slides were probably free before this, so should his podcasts be.

Sep 18, 2006, 11:30 PM	#1
Iria DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 7,275 Rep Power: 89	Prof told to pull podcasts Source: Ars Technica _________ A North Carolina professor who offered his course lectures as paid downloads has been asked to suspend the service while the school decides whether it is appropriate. Robert Schrag, a North Carolina State communications professor, had begun making his lectures available for download by students and the general public alike, according to a university paper. Schrag charged $2.50 a lecture—he received part of the money, while the rest went to the download site.

Sep 19, 2006, 01:40 AM	#2
YAYitsAndrew Anti-Piracy Poster Boy Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: NJ Posts: 2,605 Rep Power: 79 System Specs	His slides were probably free before this, so should his podcasts be. __________________ "It is because the resistance to paying for copyrighted material, although often characterized as arising from a supposed technical burden or principled concern for the public interest, arises rather from exactly the same segment of the brain that is dominant in shoplifters." - Mark Helprin, Digital Barbarism In other words, it's never okay to steal even if you think you have a good reason! www.yayitsandrew.com