• South Australian Law Prevents R18+ Material To Be Advertised
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[quote][B]Industry alarm at R-rated cover-up[/B] [I]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.[/I] 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.[/quote] [url]http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/nation/industry-alarm-at-r-rated-cover-up/story-e6frg6nf-1225819431495[/url] That's the exact same guy who is preventing R18+ games! He must be stopped.
Wow, Australia fucking sucks... shit, does this mean Mad Max 4 will be PG-13?
the plain packaging with just the films title sounds cool
[QUOTE=Mr. Canada;19677298]the plain packaging with just the films title sounds cool[/QUOTE] [img]http://www.tips4pc.com/images/Black%20and%20gold%20food.jpg[/img] vs [img]http://www.freewebs.com/footballthoughts/noodles.jpg[/img]
The rest of the world is going "Umm WTF Australia?" I want to live somewhere else :(
The australian government is stupid. Michael Atkinson is also the dumbest of the dumb.
He must be stopped. :jihad:
Who the fuck does this benefit??? It's like he's afraid of anything adult. Someone give him a blowjob for once so we can get him out of the government.
[QUOTE=Eleventeen;19677319][img_thumb]http://www.tips4pc.com/images/Black%20and%20gold%20food.jpg[/img_thumb] [/QUOTE] In Canada we have No Name brand that uses all-yellow packaging too. What the fuck.
That's pretty stupid. Stopping adults from doing things adults should be able to do.
[QUOTE=Zeke129;19677560]In Canada we have No Name brand that uses all-yellow packaging too. What the fuck.[/QUOTE] Hell yeah no frills store brand. [img]http://www.canadiandesignresource.ca/officialgallery/wp-content/uploads/2006/05/no_name_canadian_design.jpg[/img] [img]http://22.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ksgc53vkcX1qzdq7oo1_500.jpg[/img]
There's about 5 people in South Australia anyway so no one cares
[QUOTE=unoriginalname;19677383]The australian government is stupid. Michael Atkinson is also the dumbest of the dumb.[/QUOTE] They are also corrupt - read [url]http://melbpt.wordpress.com/2008/05/04/issues-with-epping-chatswood-in-my-recent-rail-construction-costs-post/[/url] It costed $177600 per [b]metre[/b] to make that train line in Sydney.
I swear, this arsehole is going to drag us further back in time then Saudi Arabia.
[QUOTE=SBD;19677861]I swear, this arsehole is going to drag us further back in time then Saudi Arabia.[/QUOTE] Not quite there yet. That happens when you start stoning women for getting raped. [B]Edit:[/B] Also this makes no sense. From a business perspective and a moral one. Unless the cover has something graphic there is no reason to "censor" it. Besides now people wanting to buy movies will have a hard time in turn lowering business. Isn't Australia in pretty hard economic times right now? Seems like a poor choice from all angles.
[img]http://22.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ksgc53vkcX1qzdq7oo1_500.jpg[/img] ok, that is fucking funny, looks like something you would see in a cartoon.
Atleast the [b]giant[/b] [highlight]"WANT LONGER LASTING SEX"[/highlight] billboards will be gone eventually if this law spreads. [sp]hopefully[/sp]
[QUOTE=Mr. Canada;19677586]Hell yeah no frills store brand.[/QUOTE] Fuck yeah, No-Name brand stuff.
How the hell do you people let one man do this to you? Jack Thompson tried and we laughed his ass out of court so hard he got disbarred.
This law isn't really that devastating. I'm just primarily worried about the fact that this man is allowed to make any decisions beyond what he should have for lunch.
[QUOTE=Zeke129;19677560]In Canada we have No Name brand that uses all-yellow packaging too. What the fuck.[/QUOTE] In America, or at least this part of Texas where I currently reside, The generic brand with yellow packaging is called Better-Valu. No, that is not a typo. Yellow ink must be the cheapest to buy or something. :raise:
I hope stupid laws like this don't spread to Queensland, or anywhere else for that matter Before you know it, R18+ movies won't be allowed here
[QUOTE=JerryK;19677479]He must be stopped. :jihad:[/QUOTE] Sorry, Jihads are banned in Australia, please leave your baggage in the corner for inspection. 'ALLAHALLLLLLAAHHAHAAH!' *Beep Beep ebbebebeep* 'Sir, bombs are banned in Australia.' 'Sorry. :ninja:' [editline]11:45AM[/editline] [QUOTE=ashxu;19678557]Atleast the [b]giant[/b] [highlight]"WANT LONGER LASTING SEX"[/highlight] billboards will be gone eventually if this law spreads. [sp]hopefully[/sp][/QUOTE] No! People [I]want[/I] LONGER LASTING SEX!
[QUOTE=Mr. Canada;19677586] [img_thumb]http://22.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ksgc53vkcX1qzdq7oo1_500.jpg[/img_thumb][/QUOTE] :canada: :canada: :canada: Godspeed, beautiful mayonnaise jar They don't even pay for capital letters
[QUOTE=ashxu;19678557]Atleast the [b]giant[/b] [highlight]"WANT LONGER LASTING SEX"[/highlight] billboards will be gone eventually if this law spreads. [sp]hopefully[/sp][/QUOTE] They were banned ages ago, they had to reword it to stuff like '[B]MAKING LOVE? DO IT... LONGER![/B]'
[QUOTE=Zeke129;19677560]In Canada we have No Name brand that uses all-yellow packaging too. What the fuck.[/QUOTE] The no name/sans nom was the original and was designed in the 70s, gradually got more cluttered in the 90s and just recently have been going back to the extreme-plain original. I love it, I make a point to buy no name just for the packaging (and SAVINGS :10bux:) I'm not sure about this law, though. Whereas no name yellow packaging is a nice, simple change from the loud, cluttered packaging they use to try to make you buy things, a lot of movie packaging actually has artistic merit. [IMG]http://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w81/Hurland/DSC_3661-CDR.jpg[/IMG][IMG]http://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w81/Hurland/no-name-cream-cheese.jpg[/IMG] ^ :love: :canada: [IMG]http://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w81/Hurland/apoc.png[/IMG] ^ meh
Fuck South Australia.
[QUOTE=r4nk_;19677594]There's about 5 people in South Australia anyway so no one cares[/QUOTE] I laughed because its so true. What if New South Wales, Victoria or Queensland did this? [editline]08:17PM[/editline] I think that Garry should let AUssies discuss wares.
It won't spread, it's just Atkinson being an ignorant, narrow-minded dickhead.
[img]http://image.blog.livedoor.jp/yaswallaby/imgs/0/2/02ce90ab.JPG[/img] [img]http://www.productreview.com.au/uploads/images/items/113752_coles_smart_buy_canned_cat_food.jpg[/img][img]http://www.productreview.com.au/uploads/images/items/111865_coles_smart_buy_laundry_powder__liquid.jpg[/img] Screw your yellow packaging! White is where it's at.
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