So, a few bits of info here, but not much in the way of opinions...
One of the things that seems to give people pause is the "child pornography" argument. According to 18 U.S.C. ยง 2256 (http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/html/uscode18/usc_sec_18_00002256----000-.html) (US federal law), child pornography involves visual images. While people have certainly discussed the idea of including fan art or vids in the archive, the first focus, I believe, is text. It's been my experience that erotica story sites don't explicitly require an age statement, but they do tend to have a warning page.
There's also COPA (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Child_Online_Protection_Act) (Child Online Protection Act, not to be confused with COPPA - Child Online Privacy Protection Act). Courts seem to think that COPA is unconstitutional, and so enforcement isn't happening. However, various state laws may have similar intents. Still, on a brief read-through, I'm not sure if this covers textual material.
There's also COPPA, but that applies only to the collection of personal information about children under the age of 13, and not about whether they can access "adult" material.
And finally, just a note of observation: some libraries do actually try to keep kids in the kids sections. It really depends on the library and the community. And the librarian, kid, and parents in question, too. YMMV, of course.
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One of the things that seems to give people pause is the "child pornography" argument. According to 18 U.S.C. ยง 2256 (http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/html/uscode18/usc_sec_18_00002256----000-.html) (US federal law), child pornography involves visual images. While people have certainly discussed the idea of including fan art or vids in the archive, the first focus, I believe, is text. It's been my experience that erotica story sites don't explicitly require an age statement, but they do tend to have a warning page.
There's also COPA (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Child_Online_Protection_Act) (Child Online Protection Act, not to be confused with COPPA - Child Online Privacy Protection Act). Courts seem to think that COPA is unconstitutional, and so enforcement isn't happening. However, various state laws may have similar intents. Still, on a brief read-through, I'm not sure if this covers textual material.
There's also COPPA, but that applies only to the collection of personal information about children under the age of 13, and not about whether they can access "adult" material.
And finally, just a note of observation: some libraries do actually try to keep kids in the kids sections. It really depends on the library and the community. And the librarian, kid, and parents in question, too. YMMV, of course.