R18 faq (frequently asked questions)

Faq - 07 Feb 2003 1.) BBFC Guidelines http://www.bbfc.co.uk/website/Customers.nsf/Guidelines/GuidelinesTheCategoriesR18?OpenDocument 2.) What the BBFC cut and list http://www.melonfarmers.co.uk/hardr18.htm 3.) The R18 story http://www.melonfarmers.co.uk/archive.htm#BBFCR18 4.) How much does it cost to censor an R18? Not clear to me but some info says '. From 1 July 1999, the BBFC charge a flat fee of £11.68 per minute for the first hour/£7.75 per minute for the 2nd hour for English-language works (there is a concession rate of £7.80 per minute for the 1st hour/£5.20 per minute for the 2nd hour for subtitled works) to classify a tape, regardless of the number of copies sold' http://www.bbfc.co.uk/website/Customers.nsf/Information/ProcessVideoFees?OpenDocument 5.) How do I obtain an R18? At the moment R18s are only legally available from licensed sex shops with provisos. Importing hardcore material is restricted by Customs and Excise who have there own ideas about what is acceptable. 'Pornographic material other than that which depicts the type of consensual sexual activity between adults which can be legally purchased in the UK. ' Link To Customs Documents 6.) What is the difference between 18 and R18? 18 certified materials can be more violent, the sexual content is restricted due to context. http://www.bbfc.co.uk/website/Customers.nsf/Guidelines/GuidelinesTheCategories18?OpenDocument http://www.bbfc.co.uk/website/Customers.nsf/Guidelines/GuidelinesTheCategoriesR18?OpenDocument 7.) What is customs liable to seize? Sexual Acts likely to be Considered obscene Anal Fisting - inserting a fist in the anus for sexual gratification Bestiality - Sexual acts between humans and animals Bondage - Tying a subject in an unnatural position for sexual gratification where the participant is unable to withdraw consent (e.g. they are gagged) Coprophilia - An unnatural interest in excrement shich causes sexual arousal. Defecation - Voiding exrement from the bowels. Enemas(use of) - Flushing the bowels with water, usually to drink the product or torture the victim. Fisting - See "ANAL" and "VAGINAL". Insertion of an object - Only when insertion of an object clearly inflicts pain Masochism - See "SADO-MASOCHISM" Necrophilia - Sexual intercourse with a corpse Paedophilia - Sexual activity involving children Sadism - See "SADO-MASOCHISM". Sado-masochism - "SADISM" and "MASOCHISM" are very general terms. A sadist achieves sexual pleasure through inflicting torture and humiliation upon another person, the "sex object". Conversely, a masochist desires maltreatment as a means of sexual gratification. Scatophagy - Also "CORPOPHAGY". EAsting excrement for sexual stimulation and gratification. See "COPROPHILIA" 8.) What was the first R18 hardcore? One of these: Moving Violations (Prime Time)Pic Search for the Snow Leopard: Eve of the Hunt (Prime Time)Pic Wicked Cover Girls (Prime Time)Pic Buck Adams' Centerfold (Prime Time)Pic