Both sides agree that a lawsuit settling the matter may not be far off. Like other note services, Study 24-7 posts free class notes on a central Web site and makes money by selling ads on the site's pages. He also said that misuse of course notes could get the note-taker in legal trouble. So far, Oberhauser has not responded to the note, but he said in an interview that he is not backing down. I think this is a losing battle on their part.
Online notes are here to stay.
Since the summer, Oberhauser has recruited eight student note-takers at the university who cover 11 major courses. Notes from just one class are available on the site. He said more notes are in the pipeline, but he acknowledged that some note-takers may be holding back because they are intimidated by the university's stance. Now that we are offering free notes, they have some competition, and frankly they don't like it. UCLA's Sandbrook denied in an interview that his warning letter was prompted by any desire to protect the business of the authorized student note-taking service.