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Sony Hit With $1M Penalty For COPPA Violations
coondoggie writes "It really isn't a big enough penalty, and the company admitted no guilt, but Sony BMG Music Entertainment today agreed to pay $1 million as part of a settlement to resolve Federal Trade Commission charges that it knowingly violated the privacy rights of over 30,000 underage children.
Specifically the FTC said the company violated the agency's Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) and the FTC did say the penalty was its largest ever in a COPPA case.
To provide resources to parents and their children about children's privacy in general, and social networking sites in particular, the penalty order requires Sony Music to link to certain FTC consumer education materials for the next five years."
There are non-underage children?
Yes. COPPA only applies to those under 13.
No, but they can get some candy.
Come, I have some of them in my van.
Love many, trust a few, do harm to none.
Come, I have some of them in my van.
The children or the candy?
When all else fails, try.
Gee.
1000000/30000 = 33.34 rounded
So, that's under thirty four dollars per child.
Now how much do all these jokers want to get when a child violates the "privacy rights" of a song?
Not that anyone actually did anything wrong in this case mind you. No.
all the best,
drew
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So the RIAA typically goes after $750 per song for a COPYRIGHT violation (but has asked for much more if I remember correctly).
For violating the PRIVACY of CHILDREN, Sony is charged $33 per child...
Isn't it amazing what society values more? Oops...scary is the word I was looking for, not amazing.
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