http://tlf.disqus.com/The Technology Liberation Front is the tech policy blog dedicated to keeping politicians' hands off the 'net and everything else related to technology.enThu, 02 Jul 2009 04:23:49 -0000http://techliberation.com/2007/12/14/why-both-m-and-ao-ratings-for-games/#comment-12024500Different point of view from that post. Interesting to say the least.tourtravThu, 02 Jul 2009 04:23:49 -0000http://techliberation.com/2007/12/14/why-both-m-and-ao-ratings-for-games/#comment-1452886Hmm, 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.<br><br>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.illspiritSun, 16 Dec 2007 15:03:50 -0000http://techliberation.com/2007/12/14/why-both-m-and-ao-ratings-for-games/#comment-1452885I realize this. I use X only to refer to pornographic movies, which are sometimes, though inaccurately, still referred to as X rated. In reality, these movies are not rated, as I stated.cordblomquistFri, 14 Dec 2007 19:04:27 -0000http://techliberation.com/2007/12/14/why-both-m-and-ao-ratings-for-games/#comment-1452884X used to be an MPAA movie rating, but has subsequently been replaced by NC-17.<br><br><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MPAA_ratings#X_is_replaced_by_NC-17" rel="nofollow">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MPAA_ratings#X_is_...</a><br><br>So MPAA doesn't retain NC-17 and X ratings side by side with one another.Seth SchoenFri, 14 Dec 2007 14:38:39 -0000