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If you hire a 10 year old to sing or dance that is illegal but if their parents willing allow them to perform for free, that is OK (lemmy.ca)

submitted 1 week ago by ininewcrow@lemmy.ca to c/showerthoughts@lemmy.ca

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My wife likes watching America's Got Talent with all their highlight reels and it got me to thinking, there's a business out there making a ton of money from parents allowing their children to perform for free.

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[–] streetfestival@lemmy.ca 7 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

How are child actors ~~compensated~~ (edit: legal)?

[–] Dagwood222@lemm.ee 12 points 1 week ago

Jackie Coogan was a famous kid actor back in the day. His parents spent all his earnings and he fought to get this law passed

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_Child_Actor%27s_Bill