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Government Increases Regulation On Explicit Depictions in Hollywood And Independent Cinema by Alan R. Levy
Sedgwick, Detert, Moran & Arnold LLP
New York Office
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April 23, 2008
Previously published on March 2008
Ever since the invention of motion pictures, government and artists have been locked in a struggle over the content in film. In 1930, during the early years of the motion picture industry, under threat of federal regulation, the film industry created a self-imposed regulation system known as the "Production Code" or the more familiar "Hays Code." The Hays Code was later replaced by the MPAA Film Ratings System in 1967, which still exists today. Despite industry self-regulation, efforts by government forces to censor or ban films based upon their content continue. Some would argue that such efforts have accelerated under the current political environment.
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