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WTF is going on in Australia?

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Industry alarm at R-rated cover-up FILM distributors are alarmed by new laws that quietly came into effect in South Australia this week restricting the promotion and display of R-rated movies. Adults aged over 18 seeking to buy or borrow a copy of Mad Max, the acclaimed desert war drama Three Kings, starring George Clooney, the Brad Pitt classic Fight Club or the 2009 Blu Ray release of Sasha Baron Cohen's fashion parody Bruno will now find them in plain packaging displaying nothing more than the film's title. The rule will apply to titles for sale or rent unless those titles are quarantined from all other audiovisual materials, in an area signposted with a warning. Under changes to the state's classification act, which came into effect on Sunday, businesses will face fines of up to $5000 for displaying a "poster, pamphlet or other printed material" for films classified R18+. The new law applies to general outlets containing films with classifications lower than R18+, and not adult-only premises. Several distributors expressed surprise at the announcement of the law coming into effect, saying they had learned of it only yesterday. Potential Films managing director Mark Spratt, who has distributed numerous R-rated titles, including the contentious French drama Romance, said he was "gobsmacked". "It's gone completely under the radar," Mr Spratt said. Plain packaging would prevent consumers making informed decisions about these films, including critically acclaimed titles such as Taxi Driver and Apocalypse Now, he said. "It's certainly discouraging people to look for these films, discouraging shops from stocking them and (creates) an extra hassle for (distributors)," Mr Spratt said. It also had the potential to harm retailers in South Australia as consumers who wanted to buy the titles with their packaging intact would shop interstate or online. The law was announced by the office of South Australian Attorney-General Michael Atkinson, whose conservative campaigning is well known to the film industry. Foyer stands and posters, cinema ads and billboards for R-rated films are unaffected. http://www.theaustralian.com.au/new...f-1225819431495

First Internet censorship and now this. WTF Aussies?

That's fucking pathetic.

I honestly don't understand why a government would think we need 'protection' like this. Even though it's just in one state, it paves the way for other states to follow the idiocy.

Even sadder is the fact that they did it on the sly. I'm sure they knew very well that everyone would have called them out for proposing something like this, and that the film industry would have lobbied them fairly heavily about it.

Ffs

Wanna meet up for some shags around 8pm tomorrow, Stu?

Gee, south Australia huh? Im going to guess this was the brainstorming work of AG Michael Atkinson. Coz he really is that big a tosser.

edit: oops, didnt see him mentioned in the OP. i hope he gets arse cancer.

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Originally posted by ziptnf Wanna meet up for some shags around 8pm tomorrow, Stu?

lol

WTF Austrailia...I thought America was the X-tian capital of the world... Whats up with the movie/internet/videogame censorship of the past few years?

What movie censorship?

There hasn�t been any game censorship. I wish you people would get a handle on whats what before saying silly things.

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Originally posted by Capitalizt WTF Austrailia...I thought America was the X-tian capital of the world... Whats up with the movie/internet/videogame censorship of the past few years?

yup. Same reaction. Weird....

Orly? I heard that Left 4 Dead 2 had to be reworked with many of the bloody decapitations and death animations removed.. The violent versions of Manhunt 2 were banned there too.

http://kotaku.com/5361301/left-4-de...ia-%5Bupdate%5D
http://kotaku.com/271028/insiders-s...alia-not-likely

Australia doesn�t have a rating above 15+ for games. That�s not censorship. That�s antiquated legislation.

Atkinson is the fucking worst

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Originally posted by pkcRAISTLIN There hasn�t been any game censorship. I wish you people would get a handle on whats what before saying silly things.

What? L4D2 had to take out practically every cool zombie dismemberment/explosion in its australian release.

edit: oh i should read the rest of the thread

edit: ok, so the laws aren't censoring, but have the same effect.

edit: they had to take out the zombie riot cops because there cant be "violence against authoritarian figures" as well

as soon as atkinson loses his seat/retires things will change. so dont you yanks worry your first amendment heads about it.

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Originally posted by pkcRAISTLIN as soon as atkinson loses his seat/retires things will change. so dont you yanks worry your first amendment heads about it.

lol i've heard that line of thinking plenty of times before. because history shows sitting back and doing nothing always produces results

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Originally posted by josh4 lol i've heard that line of thinking plenty of times before. because history shows sitting back and doing nothing always produces results

So, exactly how many MPs, senators and prime ministers have YOU written to regarding the classification of games in Australia?

Do you even know how our federalist system works re classifications or exactly what the impediments are to an R rating right now?

Australia is a small, relatively un-important nation and you yanks know fuck all about it.

Looks like Australia is going down the shitter. Time to flush the toilet.

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Originally posted by pkcRAISTLIN So, exactly how many MPs, senators and prime ministers have YOU written to regarding the classification of games in Australia? Do you even know how our federalist system works re classifications or exactly what the impediments are to an R rating right now? Australia is a small, relatively un-important nation and you yanks know fuck all about it.

With Steve Irwin gone what else is there to know?

In other Aussie news...

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In other offbeat news from the Open, the match between Belgian Christophe Rochus and American Donald Young was stopped for 40 minutes after a ball boy wet his pants on court 10. �The ball kid peed on himself. It was unfortunate,� Young said. �It took a while to replace him. Then they had to put the sawdust down, or whatever you put down when somebody throws up. �Then they had to use the blower (to dry the court) but the blower had no gas in it, so that took even more time.�

EDIT: ...How could I forget John Pilger?

Hahaha, that�s fucking great.

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Originally posted by Shakka In other Aussie news...

Haha, wtf

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Originally posted by josh4 lol i've heard that line of thinking plenty of times before. because history shows sitting back and doing nothing always produces results

While that is true. The main point of this post is implying that pkc isn't doing anything. Which is a fucking stupid thing to say. He's doing his bit by not voting for tards at the national/state (and hopefully council) level. That is enough, he's probably done more too.

And this is pretty bullshit.

Who's getting offended by the mad max cover? Who's getting offended by some bad excuse for pr0n that on the back says something about "how far would you go for sex?" or something. The front covers of these (especially if it's rated R for violence) are hardly offensive and you need not see anything else.

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Originally posted by pkcRAISTLIN as soon as atkinson loses his seat/retires things will change. so dont you yanks worry your first amendment heads about it.

gee, look what we have here.

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THE politician to replace violent video game critic Michael Atkinson supports an R18+ classification for games, says a campaigner. South Australian Premier Mike Rann yesterday said MP John Rau would be the new South Australian Attorney-General after Mr Atkinson stepped down from the position. In the role, Mr Rau will have input on changes to Australia's classification system � including an R18+ rating for games famously opposed by Mr Atkinson. Gamers4Croydon party president Chris Prior told news.com.au he had met with Mr Rau and the MP was open to the introduction of an adult rating. "Just over a week ago, I had the pleasure of meeting him personally when I attended an election forum in his electorate," he said. "He indicated to me that the lack of an R18+ for games seemed absurd, and that it was really just common sense to introduce it, considering the vast majority of adult content is already available under the MA15+ classification." Gamers4Croydon ran a candidate against Mr Atkinson in his seat of Croydon in last weekend's state election, on the issue of an R18+ rating. Mr Atkinson won his seat comfortably but still suffered a swing against him of 14.3 per cent. He resigned from cabinet on Sunday to spend more time with his family and encourage "renewal" in the front bench. An R18+ rating for games will be on the agenda of the next meeting of attorneys-general in late April.

http://www.news.com.au/technology/j...0-1225845233727

happened even faster than i hoped.

It's certainly good news.

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