Cal State Bans Students from Using Online Note-Selling Service
Found on ReadWriteWeb on Tuesday, 19 October 2010
Ryan Stevens founded NoteUtopia in order to provide a mechanism for students to buy, sell, and share their university course notes.
But less than six weeks into the startup's history, NoteUtopia has received a cease-and-desist letter from the California State University system, charging that the company violates a provision of the state education code.
It's worth noting, says Stevens, that sororities and fraternities have long had systems for sharing course materials among members.
The students still have to learn. It's not like buying some notes will magically make them pass their exams. As long as they learn, it doesn't matter what they use.