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COPPA & Clan Age...
09-17-2007, 08:52 AM
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Title: Forum Junkie
Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 3,584 Location: Holmfirth, England    
|  COPPA & Clan Age... So, I have a clan with an active forum. Whilst the game is for a mature age (Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas | Multiplayer), there are members signing up with ages of 12-16. I know COPPA affects the US with members under 13, does COPPA apply to >BRITISH< sites, when the underage member is in the USofA, or does COPPA >EVER< apply to British sites? Secondly, could I get in trouble for allowing people under the age of the games rating join my clan and actively help them play the game underage. (Not with Warez or anything fishy like that  )
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09-17-2007, 02:26 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 127 | COPPA doesn't cover anything but US based sites, if you are hosting in the US then you may be subject to it but frankly I'd just ignore it anyway. | ||||
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09-17-2007, 07:27 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 10,246 Location: Athens, GA | COPPA only applies to websites actually located in the US, so you are fine there. I don't *think* that there are any problems giving advice to members who do not meet the ESRB minimum, although I don't know for sure.
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09-18-2007, 12:43 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 174 Location: Cornwall, UK    | What if the owner lives in the UK but the server their website is hosted on is located in the US? Does the COPPA law apply then? | ||||
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09-18-2007, 02:12 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 174 Location: Cornwall, UK | I see. Well I'll just disable registrations for under 13's then, lol. Ta. | ||||
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09-20-2007, 01:48 AM
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Title: Forum Junkie
Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 3,584 Location: Holmfirth, England
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Well I own the site, I am located in England, The server is located in Texas, USA. Is there anyone who can look this up for me, to be one hundred percent sure of the law?
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09-20-2007, 04:01 AM
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Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 1,354 Location: Spring, Texas | Quote:
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03-30-2008, 08:25 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 185 | well i would think its not a big deal if the member is 12-16 years old if its just a normal forum that does nothing wrong then i would think theres nothing wrong
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