Media content ratings systems Media content ratings systems The Comics Code Authority (CCA) is an organization established to regulate the content of comic books in the United States. Member publishers submit comic books to the CCA, which screens them for conformance to its Comic Code, and authorizes the use of their seal on the cover if the books comply. At the height of its influence, it was a de facto censor for the U.S. comic book industry. ...more on Wikipedia about "Comics Code Authority"
Content rating most often means the suitability-to-audience rating of TV broadcast, movies, comic books, or computer games. ...more on Wikipedia about "Content rating"
The DJCTQ, or Department of Justice, Rating, Titles and Qualification (Departamento de Justiça, Classificação, Títulos e Qualificação in Portuguese) rates movies and games in Brazil. It is controlled by the Ministry of Justice (Ministério da Justiça). ...more on Wikipedia about "DJCTQ"
ICRA ** , the Internet Content Rating Association, is an international, non-profit organization with offices in the US and UK. It's mission is to help users find the content they want, to trust what they find and to filter out what they don't want for themselves or for their children. ICRA also acts as a forum through which both policy and technical infrastructure are defined to help shape the way that the World Wide Web and content distribution channels work. ...more on Wikipedia about "Internet Content Rating Association"
The Marvel Rating System is a system for rating the content of comic books, with regard to appropriateness for different age groups. In 2001, Marvel Comics withdrew from the Comics Code Authority and established its own rating system for its publications. ...more on Wikipedia about "Marvel Rating System"
The Office of Film and Literature Classification is a statutory body which provides day to day administrative support for the Classification Board which classified films, computer games and publications in Australia, and the Classification Review Board which reviews films, computer games and publications when a valid application has been made. ...more on Wikipedia about "Office of Film and Literature Classification (Australia)"
The Office of Film and Literature Classification (OFLC) is the government agency in New Zealand that is responsible for classification of all films, videos, publications, and some video games in New Zealand. It was created by the Films, Videos, and Publications Classification Act 1993 (FVPC Act). The head of the OFLC is called the Chief Censor, maintaining a title that has described the government officer in charge of censorship in New Zealand since 1916. ...more on Wikipedia about "Office of Film and Literature Classification (New Zealand)" http://www.shortopedia.com, it's as simple as that!
The Parents Music Resource Center (PMRC) was an American committee formed in 1985 by the wives of several congressmen. They included Tipper Gore (wife of Senator and later Vice President Al Gore); Susan Baker, wife of Treasury Secretary James Baker; and Nancy Thurmond, wife of Senator Strom Thurmond. Their mission was to educate parents about "alarming trends" in popular music. They claimed that rock music encouraged/glorified violence, drug use, suicide, criminal activity, etc. and sought the censorship and/or rating of music. ...more on Wikipedia about "Parents Music Resource Center"
The TV Parental Guidelines system was introduced on January 1, 1997 in the United States in response to public complaints of increasingly explicit sexual content and graphic violence in television programs. It was established by the Federal Communications Commission as a voluntary-participation system, with ratings to be determined by the individually-participating broadcast and cable networks. It was specifically designed to be used with the V-chip, which was mandated to be built into all television sets manufactured after 2000, but the guidelines themselves have no legal force. ...more on Wikipedia about "Television rating system"
V-chip is a generic term used for a feature of television receivers allowing the blocking of programs based on their ratings category. It is intended for use by parents to manage their children's television viewing. All 13-inch and larger televisions manufactured for the U.S. market since January 1, 2000 are required to have the V-chip technology. ...more on Wikipedia about "V-chip"
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