And if we were in Florida and Russ (Duncan) was a Fellowcraft in a Floridian Lodge, I would agree with you. However, he is a Fellowcraft in a Wisconsin Lodge and is obligated to do things the Wisconsin way. I, too, am concerned about this practice, but it takes different people different ways to learn, and, as previously stated, he's not technically outside of Code here.
Now, I have counseled Russ on the phone about this and have suggested that he destroy any recording and that he NOT MAKE ANOTHER, for no other reason than to avoid this kind of debate in future. However, and allow me to make this very clear, Russ is not outside of Wisconsin Code. Technically, at any rate. I think that what he's done here may be slightly ill-advised (just because of the controversy it engenders), but, again, he is not in violation of Wisconsin Code. Therefore, to tell him that "it's not really right" is incorrect. It's not really right in Florida (and most other states that I know of) but it's "minimally okay" in Wisconsin.