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Originally Posted by Nate the great
I don't know about games but MPAA ratings, for example, have no legal basis.
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This is only because the MPAA is a private organization whose activities are not governed by any state or federal law. Nevertheless, there are laws regarding stores - and in particular online stores - selling adult movie content. Depending on where you live they are required to verify that the person making the purchase is of legal age:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography_by_region
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legal_s...et_pornography
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Many nations that allow at least some types of pornography attempt to ensure that those under their legal age for accessing porn (often 18 or 21) cannot easily access it. Various measures have been tried but with varying success. Within the United States, most websites have taken voluntary steps to ensure that visitors to their sites are not underage. Many Web sites provide a warning upon entry, warning minors and those not interested in viewing porn not to view the site, and requiring one to affirm that one is at least 18 and wishing to view pornographic content. Such warning pages have little effect in preventing access by minors to porn, as any minor interested in viewing the site can simply click on the “I am an adult over 18” button without having to prove his or her age. Thus, such warnings are generally not used by themselves but with other techniques. Commercial porn sites generally do not restrict access to any pornographic content until a membership has been purchased using a credit card, as most have explicit 'free trial' content as a major part of their sales strategy. So-called age verification services have also sprung up that offer access to any Web site that participates in their program without additional charge. The users need only verify their age with the verification service, which then issues a username and password that can access all sites that use its services. Most age verification sites charge either a monthly or yearly fee to those wanting access to participating sites.
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