Don't we charge for each day except the free day (Saturday)? If we can charge to attend (any part of) the event, why can't we charge "remote attendees" to view the sessions? And as for recovering fees, there are (well, could be) charges associated with video'ing the proceedings, putting the content up on the web, etc.

To be clear, a 501(c)3 is allowed to have "income" as long as it's for the purposes expressed in its charter (or whatever the IRS goes by). The CCA isn't selling tickets to Carrot Top (though I LOVE his stupid, wacky show). Charging a small fee to have access to something that takes extra effort by the club shouldn't be a problem. And for those who can't attend, I don't think they'd begrudge a small contribution for the effort either.

That said, I'm not an IRS auditor nor am I an officer or board member, so if those in charge say it's prohibited, it's prohibited.