CIPA+and+COPA

**COPA (Children's Online Protection Act)** **COPPA (Children's Online Privacy Protection Act)**
 * CIPA (Children's Internet Protection Act)**



**What is Cipa?**

Children's Internet Protection Act
The Children's Internet Protection Act (CIPA) is a federal law enacted by Congress to address concerns about access to offensive content over the Internet on school and library computers. CIPA imposes certain types of requirements on any school or library that receives funding for Internet access or internal connections from the E-rate program – a program that makes certain communications technology more affordable for eligible schools and libraries. In early 2001, the FCC issued rules implementing CIPA.

The Child Online Protection Act (COPA)
The Child Online Protection Act (COPA) was a law in the United States of America , passed in 1998 with the declared purpose of restricting access by minors  to any material defined as harmful to such minors on the Internet. The law, however, never took effect, as three separate rounds of litigation led to a permanent injunction against the law in 2007.

Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA)
The Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), effective April 21, 2000, applies to the online collection of personal information by persons or entities under U.S. jurisdiction from children  under 13 years of age. It details what a website operator must include in a privacy policy , when and how to seek verifiable consent from a parent  or guardian  , and what responsibilities an operator has to protect children's privacy and safety online including restrictions on the marketing to those under 13. While children under 13 can legally give out personal information with their parents' permission, many websites altogether disallow underage children from using their services due to the amount of paperwork involved.

You can find out more about CIPA or apply for E-rate funding by contacting the [|Universal Service Administrative Company’s (USAC) Schools and Libraries Division (SLD)]. SLD also operates a client service bureau to answer questions at 1-888-203-8100 or via email through the SLD website.

http://www.fcc.gov/guides/childrens-internet-protection-act
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This link will lead to **TITLE XIII-CHILDREN'S ONLINE PRIVACY PROTECTION:** http://www.ftc.gov/ogc/coppa1.htm

This link will lead to **TITLE XVII--CHILDREN'S INTERNET PROTECTION:** http://ifea.net/cipa.html

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