Introducing Lady LorReign| Author | Post |
|---|---|
| M.B. Senior Member 1679 Posts 2/01 |  Posted - May 1 2004 : 12:52PMThe article below is from the TorontoStar For those of you that don't know. Up here in the Province of Ontario (Canada) we have something called the Ontario Film Review Board. Basically, everything released on film or video must be screened and approved by them before it's released to the public to make sure it's not obscene. Everything from major motion pictures to porn. This was especially tough on porn companies because it would take months to release something that had already been out in the US, not to mention the fact that the porn company had to pay for this, usually resulting in major edits to a porn film. All approved movies had stickers on them which inspectors would show up unannouced at stores to make sure the proprietors were following "the law". Looks like those days are gone, and the local stores are very happen not to mention the distributors up here. Here is the article: OFRBarticle Kudos to the little book store in downtown Toronto that had the courage to fight this thing to the end. They were fined for selling a porn tape without a OFRB sticker on it. Those of you that have never been subjected to a system like this have no idea how big a decision this is. I think the folks in the UK and Australia can relate.
 [Link] |
| raccoon_i Member 15 Posts 3/04 | Posted - May 1 2004 : 5:27PM Personally I haven't stepped inside a 'brick-and-mortar' smut shop in years. I've been buying my porn online, primarily through eBay. But even this has become problematic of late, particularly when trying to distinguish so-called 'Canadian' versions from the official US (or even European) releases. There has been at least one thread in this forum on this very subject. raccoon i  [Link] |
| Tricks_Are_For_Kids Member adelaide, south oz 9 Posts 4/04 | Posted - May 1 2004 : 8:47PM i have only mail ordered porn, but most films end up in australia two weeks after the official us release date. The rules in terms of what is legal and what is not is not that bad. for instance i ordered flesh hunter 5 with the debatable scene with taylor rain and whether its bordeline legal or not, anyways i had no problems with getting this dvd. [Link] |
| TonyC Comstock Films 2523 Posts 8/03 | Posted - May 3 2004 : 11:08AM Any idea how this ruling might effect other provincial film review boards? I've got a couple of retailers in the Maritimes that would love to carry our work, but don't feel they can take the chance. -T.C. [Link] |
| ricorocco Member 212 Posts 4/03 | Posted - May 3 2004 : 3:21PM [Link] |
| Pornmaster Mike Senior Member 32DDD 1462 Posts 8/02 | Posted - May 3 2004 : 3:42PM - Pornmaster Mike... "you are now under my spell Autumn Austin and Charmane Star..." [Link] |
| M.B. Senior Member 1679 Posts 2/01 | Posted - May 3 2004 : 4:36PM [Link] |
| TonyC Comstock Films 2523 Posts 8/03 | Posted - May 3 2004 : 4:39PM Now it's out on the floor, prominently displayed. It's a great day for Canada! -T.C. [Link] |
| tina tyler Mercenary Pictures 466 Posts 2/00 | Posted - May 3 2004 : 4:55PM Since when has Canada been required to follow the consitiution? I thought that was only as US thing... please enlighten me. Tina [Link] |
| TonyC Comstock Films 2523 Posts 8/03 | Posted - May 3 2004 : 5:03PM -T.C. [Link] |
| Burboy Member 58 Posts 12/03 | Posted - May 3 2004 : 5:08PM [Link] |
| Ishamael1 Member New Zealand 81 Posts 12/02 | Posted - May 3 2004 : 5:36PM New Zealand for example has an acknowledged unwritten constitution which incorporates The treaty of Waitangi, The New Zealand Bill of rights, the UK bill of Rights among other things. A constitution essentially dictates how law shall be passed, and what factors must be taken into account when doing so. [Link] |
| M.B. Senior Member 1679 Posts 2/01 | Posted - May 3 2004 : 5:52PM Edited by - M.B. on 5/3/2004 7:47:47 PM [Link] |
| Use the code below to link to this topic or a specific post. |
| URL of this thread |
| Link to this post with HTML |
| Link to this post with Forum Code |
