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The site looks like it will be a great resource especially for young people learning. Just curious why are you disallowing anyone under 18 from using it?

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Thanks for the compliment. Regarding the age limitation. Just working out the legal information for the younger audience. I plan on opening up the site to all ages once the applicable legal policies are created.

Is that right? I don't see any mention of age on the site and the first video I clicked started without problem for me.

I was looking at the terms of service here: http://www.MusicTrainer.com/lgl/tos/

"ALL PERSONS UNDER THE AGE OF 18 ARE DENIED ACCESS TO THIS WEBSITE. IF YOU ARE UNDER 18 YEARS OF AGE, IT IS UNLAWFUL FOR YOU TO VISIT, READ, OR INTERACT WITH THIS WEBSITE OR ITS CONTENTS IN ANY MANNER. THIS WEBSITE SPECIFICALLY DENIES ACCESS TO ANY INDIVIDUAL THAT IS COVERED BY THE CHILD ONLINE PRIVACY ACT (COPA) OF 1998."

I thought COPPA (Children's Online Privacy Protection Act) only applied to people under 13, and only when accounts are created.

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