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Paying People for Content...

By: Sasha Evans [11-September-07 12:16AM]
319 posts

I just came across an information based website that pays people a matter of cents for posting a product review or details of products already in their database.

The site seems to be open to all, but is there a minimum age you can offer people money for reviews - for instance children, say under 12, can you pay them for this sort of content or is there a minimum 'adult' age you need to be to offer / pay for content?

Sasha

Re : Paying People for Content Chris Thompson [13-September-07 5:17PM] 427 posts
I am not aware of any particular restriction online, however it would be prudent to check with a legal person I am sure they will be able to advise easily on this. Chris

Re : Paying People for Content Thomas [14-September-07 12:25AM] 111 posts
I'm also not aware of any restrictions on this, for what it's worth

Re : Paying People for Content Tim Briggs [17-September-07 5:02PM] 836 posts
I don't know the answer, but I have seen sites that do this and not notice any particular age restriction in place on them (not braved the usual twenty pages of Ts & Cs however!) Tim

Re : Paying People for Content Chris Thompson [17-December-07 12:10AM] 427 posts
Tim - did you reach any conclusion on this in the end? Chris

Re : Paying People for Content Stephen Edwards [21-December-07 12:55AM] 209 posts
Why pay when you can write it yourself for free?

Re : Paying People for Content Tim Briggs [26-December-07 12:58PM] 836 posts
Just thought about this a bit more, and presumably if anyone under a certain age ticks acceptance to Ts and Cs I wonder if it actually counts, or whether a minor is considered not responsible enough to be able to decide on such matters? It may be safest simply to stick with say 18s over only for that reason! Tim