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codetrotter on April 19, 2018 | parent | context | favorite | on: New tools for open source maintainers

> GH have to have this kind of rule because they can't 100% control what goes on their site, 24/7. (Really, if they were smart, they would make that 18.)

The age restriction is 13 years because of COPPA. It is there because of (sensible) Federal law.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Children%27s_Online_Privacy_Pr...

> No spectre of DMCA hanging over my own site.

A C&D could be sent to your hosting provider, your ISP and/or the registrar of your domain.

kuschku on April 19, 2018 [–]

> A C&D could be sent to your hosting provider, your ISP and/or the registrar of your domain.

All of whom have a contract stating that they'll pass off all DMCA and Abuse messages to me, and I let my lawyer handle them directly.

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