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Originally posted by Kimmykim
Not going to be a debate this time Labret, at least not as far as I am concerned.
Regardless of anyone on this boards personal feelings about these sites, the bottom line is that as defined under federal law, they are legal. Customs has looked at these sites and has no issue with them at all.
Our TOS clearly states that anyone under the age of 18 without their clothes on is not something we process for. Our TOS does not prohibit clothed people of any age in single person shots.
On a personal level, I'm not too sure about the parents of these kids, but then again I wouldn't allow my son to be in the average Calvin Klein ad, which is neither here nor there in the matter.
As far as attacking CCBill, I'm so used to it, it really doesn't bother me one bit. We've dumped sites that are legal in the past, we've complied entirely with Visa regulations, hell, we even canned the beastie entirely -- unlike some processors who'll do the charges with everything BUT Visa, or the ones that are trying to get Visa to allow them to continue to process the fake beastie sites. But no, the bitching goes on... and on... yet the people that scream the loudest keep right on cashing the checks we send them every week.
That last part isn't really directed at anyone in particular keep in mind, just a musing on my part...
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Legality and integrity are two different things. And passing the buck to visa isn't exactly standing up for yourself. If you know something is WRONG but still do it only becasue there isn't a law against it then there is a serious character flaw there.
There's nothing illegal about saying Osama Bib Laten is a hero and someone to admire. It's WRONG though....
If YOU think there is NOTHING wrong with these sites then that's ok, but doing it and not feeling quite right about it (especially with the hint of child porn all around this topic and one person already convicted on it) makes you nothing less than a cheap whore - something that's legal in many places.
Just my two cents worth on the topic. Feel free to cut me up on that opinion as most ususally do when I speak up..........
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