The US Copyright Office has approved an exemption for Massive Open Online Courses which means that content , like films , televisions , and Blu - ray videos , once protected under the 1998 internet Education protection Act , can be used in online commerce . The decision will have a widespread impact as both non - profit and for - profit platforms will be exempted .
The US Copyright Office has approved an exemption for Massive Open Online Courses which means that content, like films, televisions shows and Blu-ray videos, once protected under the 1998 Digital Millennium Copyright Act, can be used in online courses. The decision will have a widespread impact as both non-profit and for-profit platforms will be exempted.