The just released 2009/10 Annual Report of the Office of Film and Literature Classification (OFLC) has highlighted a computer game that the Office has recently banned. In its summary of reasons for the decision it states: ”The game presents still images and text that legitimises sexual violation and rape in a manner that is intended to sexually arouse [...]
The fallout over a music video depicting the stalking and killing of women is taking a toll on New Zealand rapper Derty Sesh, his record label says. The video, for Derty Sesh’s second single, Forever, was pulled from YouTube by Move The Crowd Records this week, at the same time the censor’s office began a [...]
A music video depicting the stalking and killing of a woman has been removed from YouTube by its record label, at the same time the censor’s office has begun a classification process at the request of the Department of Internal Affairs. The video for rapper Derty Sesh’s second single, Forever, has been pulled from YouTube [...]
The first steps are being taken towards a possible overhaul of New Zealand’s ageing censorship legislation. Ministry of Justice and Internal Affairs officials have been meeting key stakeholders and industry and government body officials during the past fortnight to gather submissions for a “tightly targeted review” of the current laws. However, that scope may widen, [...]
The Society is pleased to learn that following its complaint earlier today, Censorship Compliance has now submitted the Nathan King video clip, which compliance officers have now watched, to the Chief Censor’s Office for classification. If is is classified “objectionable” under the Films, Videos and Publications Act 1993, the distributor of this publication can be [...]
Monday, 30 January 2006 Censorship in New Zealand: The Policy Challenges of New Technology by David Wilson, Senior Policy Advisor, Department of Internal Affairs Social Policy Journal of New Zealand Iss. 19, Dec. 2002 http://ics.leeds.ac.uk/papers/ks/exhibits/52/NewZealand_Policy.pdf
Video games linked with murders
A UK sailor has been jailed for 25 years after a shooting spree inspired by a violent video game. Able Seaman Ryan Donovan had been obsessed with the video game Grand Theft Auto – linked with murders in the US. After being disciplined for disobedience, Donovan told shipmates he was planning a killing frenzy based [...]