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Re: The 3 percenter non-sense.

illspirit — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 02:48:06 -0000

Just stopped in from Mr. V's blog, started to write a reply, and it got a bit long so I posted my $0.02 here. Sorry for not using a normal trackback thingy, but my home-brew scripts don't support it yet..

Re: The Technology Liberation Front » Archive » Why both M and AO ratings for games?

illspirit — Sun, 16 Dec 2007 15:03:50 -0000

Hmm, I'm not so sure about the X/AO analogy fits. The only reason porn studios don't bother getting a NC-17 rating is because they skip theaters and mainstream retail anyway. If they really wanted to waste the money, they probably could.

After all, there's a few NC-17 indy and foreign films which might run the risk of qualifying as "obscenity" if shown to a minor. E.G. "Inside Deep Throat" (documentary about the porn movie, with graphic clips from same), "The Dreamers," or "Lust, Caution." Not to mention a handful of old, officially X rated films that moved to NC-17 after the changeover.

Re: What Impact Will Cass Sunstein Have on Obama’s Internet Policy?

illspirit — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 06:04:12 -0000

Just a couple of weeks ago, the British Culture Secretary did an interview about how they intend to force cinema-style ratings onto websites. He also said they were planning to negotiate with the Obama administration to make the rules international.

Maybe Sunstein can be their point man on the new censorship regime. I'm sure Senator Clinton would love to negotiate that treaty (for the children!) as Sec. State..