should the government be able to put ratings and age restrictions on music, movies and video games?
100464
I believe they should be allowed to put ratings on music movies and video games (as they do)\nBut legally I believe it takes away our freedom to say we have to be a certain age to see or hear something.\n\nIm not saying they shouldnt put age restrictions on things, In fact I think they should be more strict about that, I just believe it takes away freedoms
885305
Not likely, only because some games are 18 and over only and a minor cannot sell them.
232278
Yes.  In a supposed free country we have very little freedom.  It's time for the government to stop acting like strict parents and let adults make adult decisions.  As long as no one else is hurt, why not?  People have ready access to it anyway.  Why not tax it so our country can benefit from it.
447945
Of course.  If people are old enough to vote and die for this country they should have all the priviledges of adults.
68530
Definitely the latter would feel the effects. That is, if the performer was really performing for the simple reason that they wanted to share their talent and let others enjoy it. If that is the case, then they probably wouldn't care if someone downloaded their movies or music because the same goal (to have people enjoy and appreciate their work) will be reached. The people who are only out for money, however, will care because it's (obviously) losing them money.
823042
I think there should be more restrictions on drivers the age of 16-18. If caught violating restrictions, license privledge taken away until 18.
208374
Yes! Great idea. Then I could ask all of my naughty questions without getting in trouble.\n\nBut there is really no way to enforce it. You know if the kids saw a section for adults only, it would be the first place they went.
710273
They do allow "mature" content, requiring users to log in and attest that they're over 18 (by the mere click of a button) to view the movie, but nothing outright pornographic (nor even something like a topless female)--the mature content I've seen amounts to some lascivious dancing.\n\nAs for justification--well, they're a private company, and they get to set the rules as to what they will and won't run.
964612
Unfortunately, files that might be important are stamped to be further classified beyond their age. There'd have to be a majour movement within the US to actually publish all the aged government files that they, in principle, should publish.
1144482
Honestly I believe it is to free Americans of the responsibility of actually monitoring what our children watch. God forbid that we actually have to spend time with our children and keep an  eye on what they are watching. Even worse, what if we actually have to speak to our children and spend 'family time' away from the electronic babysitter (or TV in case someone missed that reference).  It's a little sad that other countries such as Japan, have less crime and yet still have more explicit programming. Interesting!! Maybe it is because they actually RAISE their children and not let the TV do it for them!
877213
Because disadvantages to the government. Many news and media beyond the government control. Maybe, few more years to come then you are allowed because it can be filtered, present no such technology can do the filtering. So ! you think Singapore is an open society ? Let me tell you that communist China is having this satellite dishes like nobody business.
916226
The movie rating system is a voluntary system sponsored by the Motion Picture Association of America and the National Association of Theatre Owners to provide parents with advance information on films, enabling parents to make judgments on movies they want or do not want their children to see. \n\nG - General Audience. All ages admitted. This signifies that the film rated contains nothing most parents will consider offensive for even their youngest children to see or hear. Nudity, sex scenes, and scenes of drug use are absent; violence is minimal; snippets of dialogue may go beyond polite conversation but do not go beyond common everyday expressions. \n\nPG -  Parental Guidance Suggested. Some material may not be suitable for children. This signifies that the film rated may contain some material parents might not like to expose to their young children - material that will clearly need to be examined or inquired about before children are allowed to attend the film. Explicit sex scenes and scenes of drug use are absent; nudity, if present, is seen only briefly, horror and violence do not exceed moderate levels.\n\nPG 13 - Parents Strongly Cautioned. Some material may be inappropriate for children under 13. This signifies that the film rated may be inappropriate for pre-teens. Parents should be especially careful about letting their younger children attend. Rough or persistent violence is absent; sexually-oriented nudity is generally absent; some scenes of drug use may be seen; one use of the harsher sexually derived words may be heard.\n\nR-  Restricted-Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian (age varies in some locations). This signifies that the rating board has concluded that the film rated contains some adult material. Parents are urged to learn more about the film before taking their children to see it. An R may be assigned due to, among other things, a film's use of language, theme, violence, sex or its portrayal of drug use.\n\nNC -17 No One 17 and Under Admitted. This signifies that the rating board believes that most American parents would feel that the film is patently adult and that children age 17 and under should not be admitted to it. The film may contain explicit sex scenes, an accumulation of sexually-oriented language, or scenes of excessive violence. The NC-17 designation does not, however, signify that the rated film is obscene or pornographic.
252250
I think...\n\n1) Saying "Hollywood" as a whole is responsible is lumping a very large group of people and tastes into one stereotype. Not every movie features gratuitious sex or nudity and its not fair to generalize in this way.\n\n2) Due to certain amendments in our constitution, what a certain person should or should not do in a movie is completely up to them, and out of any purview of any government regulation. (Of course, this ends the minute it gets on TV, and then the FCC gets involved, and I don't want to get started on that topic right now.)\n\n3) Not all sex is gratuitious, the human form can be a beautiful thing, and I don't understand why someone would be perfectly fine with letting their 5 year old watch thousands of people die in horrible violence, but one nipple shows up on screen and they're apparently scarred for life.\n\n4) bCoz is not a word.
552284
I have to agree Just, there really needs to be an age limit to registering to even get in here.  The content is well monitored, but can still get too risque' for kids--age 11 for instance!  There should never be a reason to answer a child asking if "sex feels good?" or "how can I get my dad in jail?"  then my personal unfavorite..."do you think I'll end up in juvi?"  Those things are just wrong, and those kids NEED some parental supervision QUICK!!
1092448
I would say, some should just entertain and let the people pass a great moment watching.\nOther movies should be teaching values or leaving intelligent messages of the past or the future, or about any subject in general.
918624
No.\n\nYou would be violating both the rights of the content creators (the people who make the shows) and the licensors of the content (the station).
151628
I don't agree with censoring certain things.  Personally, I don't like rotten.com, so I don't go there.  It's not my thing, but I don't see any reason to take it away from people who enjoy it.  I supervise my child online, so she doesn't see things like this.  But, I do think that there should be some age verification in place for sites like this one.  Most of them rely too much on the honor system for my liking.  \n\nI don't mind adults having access to adult themes and abult subjects online, but I think that parents do need a little help with keeping kids away from it.  The majority of the responsibility falls on me, as a parent; but I'd like some safeguards from the company as well.