Appiah says he believes that although lectures themselves belong to the University, the intellectual content that a professor might use to write a textbook does not. He too emphasizes the fact that there is nothing that can substitute for a student's actually taking a class.
"Lectures are not all that a class consists of. Since many students don't go to lectures in a course, students clearly recognize that too," Appiah says.
Double Dipping
A concern that has arisen for professors who cater to two different audiences--both their students in lecture and the mass public over the airwaves--is that they will favor the audience that helps them earn the most money.
When professors target their lectures towards the public as opposed to Harvard students, students may suffer.
"If you design the course with two different audiences in mind--for students in a Harvard classroom and users on the net--the question is raised which one you are focusing on," Thomson says.
Bromley Professor of Law Arthur R. Miller at Harvard Law School is one professor who has encountered such a problem.
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