Who's to say it would have gone this way without all the press attention? The statement I read was very vague: > “Obviously, our office encourages lifelong lea

Who's to say it would have gone this way without all the press attention? The statement I read was very vague: > “Obviously, our office encourages lifelong learning and wants Minnesotans to take advantage of educational materials available on the Internet, particularly if they’re free,” Nothing here is a denial that they did try to get Coursera to pay. > “When the legislature convenes in January, my intent is to work with the Governor and Legislature to appropriately update the statute to meet modern-day circumstances,” said Pogemiller. “Until that time, I see no reason for our office to require registration of free, not-for-credit offerings.” I read this as: "We can't ask them to pay now, but will try to find a way in the future to change the law so it does apply"