They first suggested that they were considering removing the videos back in September last year: http://news.berkeley.edu/2016/09/13/a-statement-on-online-cour

They first suggested that they were considering removing the videos back in September last year: http://news.berkeley.edu/2016/09/13/a-statement-on-online-course-content-and-accessibility/ http://news.berkeley.edu/2016/09/13/a-statement-on-online-co... It would not surprise me one bit if the advanced notice of the takedown was made precisely because they knew someone would take it upon themselves to archive the content and make it available elsewhere :)