I'm a student of communication science in Vienna, Austria. I post my notes on my site (in German!). Before making a note public, I *talk* to the professor and ask her/him if it's OK. Most often, they say yes; some are excited but a few don't want it. In this case, I don't post the note; however, other students can get it from me if they e-mail me. I don't make money of the publication. There are no banner ads on the website. I asked a media law professor about this: he said that it would be hard to sue me on copyright violation because this is a grey area. He told me that the way I handle it (no profit, asking first) is good. Another professor told me that this topic is much debated among the professors, some being against it. They say that oral communication should never be transferred to a written medium (and they are communication scientists, so they seem have a clue). I know a few other people who publicize or sell their notes. Some of them don't study anymore so they have no problem with posting even the "forbidden" notes. They simply don't ask. The professors seem to be not very motivated to hunt for "illegal" notes; they know my site because I asked.
I think that posting university notes is OK (fair use) as long as no money is involved.
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I don't make money of the publication. There are no banner ads on the website.
I asked a media law professor about this: he said that it would be hard to sue me on copyright violation because this is a grey area. He told me that the way I handle it (no profit, asking first) is good.
Another professor told me that this topic is much debated among the professors, some being against it. They say that oral communication should never be transferred to a written medium (and they are communication scientists, so they seem have a clue).
I know a few other people who publicize or sell their notes. Some of them don't study anymore so they have no problem with posting even the "forbidden" notes. They simply don't ask.
The professors seem to be not very motivated to hunt for "illegal" notes; they know my site because I asked.
I think that posting university notes is OK (fair use) as long as no money is involved.