Key trend over time = Liberalisation and rationalisation
Moralistic paternalism - Unwritten rules - Shared values, rigid moral code - We know what's best for you TO Bureaucratic protectionism - Published guidelines - Public consultation - Child protection 1980's Home video take offs Video nasties Video recordings act 1984 Name changed to BBFC A becomes PG, AA changed to 15, X becomes 18 and R18 12 added in 1989 (Batman) Video Nasty - Introduced by Mary whitehouse Anything horrifically gory or disgusting. Video Recordings act 1984 - Requires BBFC to have special regard for any harm. The Pirate Bay (shortname:TPB) is a Swedish website that indexes Bit Torrent files. It was created by Gottfrid Svartholm, Fredrik Neij and Peter Sunde. The Pirate Bay is ranked as the 85th most popular website by Alexa. The Pirate Bay had to face many lawsuits and a raid in relation to copyright violations. It was shut down on December 9, 2014 by Swedish police, and came back online on January 31, 2015.
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