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Originally posted by titmowse
COPA isn't dead yet. This is the second time before the Supreme Court for this law. If it passes the big court this is what you can look forward to:
" `(c) AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSE-
`(1) DEFENSE- It is an affirmative defense to prosecution under this section that the defendant, in good faith, has restricted access by minors to material that is harmful to minors--
`(A) by requiring use of a credit card, debit account, adult access code, or adult personal identification number;
`(B) by accepting a digital certificate that verifies age; or
`(C) by any other reasonable measures that are feasible under available technology."
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Option C is interesting. Essentially it might be as easy as a birthday verifier script with declaration that a false statement is purjury and is governmed by the e-sign act. HOWEVER, this is as stupid to me as a disclaimer page. Any kid can click a few buttons and get in anonymously. The truth is that unless a way to legally verify age on the Web (which means surfers cannot surf porn anonymously anymore), not much is going to work. It's going to change sales figures alot as some adults don't have the patience to verify themselves extensively and so # of prospects will decrease. This could have a bigger effect that any visa chargeback rules!