just thoughts.

February 12, 2008

Free distribution of scholarship online …?

Filed under: Article commentary, New York Times — Tags: — shlo @ 4:52 pm

Harvard Proposal to Publish Scholarship Free on Internet

I really have to think about how I feel about this, I’m not sure how I feel about anything “free”. At least, for course materials (lecture notes/videos, past exams), I don’t advocate free distribution because I feel that I’m paying for my education … so why should anyone else benefit by getting it free? If they are to benefit, shouldn’t they contribute by paying (so that the cost to me is lower)? … It is somewhat selfish, yes.

Anyways, this is a slightly different issue, which is why I do have to think about it.

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