Last month, reporter Mitchell Landsberg of the Los Angeles Times wrote an in-depth story on the High School for Recording Arts Los Angeles. This week, the school paid to have it reprinted on their own site.

The story is long, well-done and a great boost in recognition for the program. It was picked up by several other papers in the country, including the Chicago Tribune. Be sure to check out the multi-media Flash presentation too (which the paper would not license).

I was really surprised to see the licensing terms the Times offered the school for online reprints. This is a non-profit school, but the terms were pricey and had lots of restrictions. I know newspapers are desperate for revenue, but come on…