Obscenity and video Video nasty

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at time of introduction of domestic video recorders in united kingdom during 1970s, there no legislation designed regulate video content, apart obscene publications act 1959 had been amended in 1977 cover erotic films. major film distributors reluctant embrace new medium of video fear of piracy , video market became flooded low-budget horror films. whilst of these films had been passed british board of film censors (bbfc) cinema release, others had been refused certification banned them. obscene publications act defined obscenity may tend deprave , corrupt persons likely, having regard relevant circumstances, read, see or hear matter contained or embodied in . definition of course open wide interpretation.


if director of public prosecutions (dpp) felt video might in breach of act, prosecution brought against film s producers, distributors , retailers. prosecutions had fought on case-by-case basis , backlog of prosecutions built up. however, under terms of act police empowered seize videos retailers if of opinion material in breach of act. in 1980s, in police constabularies, notably greater manchester police @ time run devout christian chief constable james anderton, police raids on video hire shops increased. choice of titles seized appeared arbitrary, 1 raid famously netting copy of dolly parton musical best little whorehouse in texas (1982) under mistaken belief pornographic.


the video retailers association alarmed apparently random seizures , asked dpp provide guideline industry stockists made aware of titles liable confiscated. dpp recognised current system, interpretation of obscenity down individual chief constables, inconsistent , decided publish list contained names of films had resulted in successful prosecution or dpp had filed charges against video s distributors. list became known dpp list of video nasties .


the lack of regulation of domestic video market in sharp contrast regulation of material intended public screenings. bbfc had been established in 1912, unintended consequence of cinematograph act 1909, , responsibility pass films intended cinema certification within united kingdom (though local councils final arbiters). part of process board recommend, or demand in more extreme cases, cuts made film in order gain particular certification. such permission not granted, , in case of release of exorcist in 1973, number of enterprising managers of cinemas permission had been granted set providing buses transport cinema-goers other localities film not seen.








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