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As a California taxpayer funding the UC system, I'd like to be able to access the new content. At the very least my California ID should be accepted as authenti
by mankash666 10y ago
As a California taxpayer funding the UC system, I'd like to be able to access the new content. At the very least my California ID should be accepted as authentication for access
- wutbrodo 10y agoA surprisingly small amount of research comes out of state funding vs things like federal grants.
- mankash666 10y agoWe're talking access to course material and the like, largely funded by the state. I'm personally not opposed to restricting access, but as a resident of CA directly funding the UC system, I should be able to view the digitized course material, specially in an era of almost zero-cost distribution methods like YouTube.
- arjun810 10y ago39% of core operations are funded by the state. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_California_finances https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_California_fin...
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- Kadin 10y agoIronically, it appears to be the laws specific to California that are putting Berkeley in a bind. In other states, they'd be able to cite administrative burden and tell the complainants to pound sand. But CA has a well-intentioned but terribly-used law that would still allow users to claim discrimination and force Berkeley to cut them a check for damages. It is unfortunate that Berkeley couldn't transfer ownership of the archive to an institution located in a different jurisdiction. The ultimate solution would appear to require a legislative change in CA, though, so perhaps by pulling everything down and creating some public concern, they are doing the right thing in the long run. Good luck if you live in CA getting the law changed...
- LanceH 10y agoRelease to public domain would solve it.