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Originally posted by Roger
But I don't live in the US. Or does the fact that my host is in the US means that I need to comply with that new 2257?
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Sure it will affect you.
The host in the US makes you have to comply with 2257.
If you have customers from the US, then you have to do business in accordance with US law.
The IPs and credit card processors will simply not process for your site. Pretty simple.
Here is an example: According to a DK webmaster, 16 year old HC is legal in Holland and Denmark. But DK webmasters do not market this niche simply because the only customers would be from NL and DK. The US has the most customers. Hence complying with US law.
It is better to be safe than sorry. As webmasters, it doesn't cost anything to download and archive the model photo IDs and Model releases. Remember, the photo id may have been made when she was 15 years old. In most cases, it is only good to establish her birth date. You need the Model Release to see that she was 18 on the day of the shoot.
Note to AaronM: Yeah, Aaaron... you don't need to comply with 2257. Okay. M stands for moron.
