The Hunger Games…The UK DVD will be cut, but the UK Blu-ray and all US releases will be uncut

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The Hunger Games is a 2012 US Sci-Fi action film by Gary Ross. With Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson and Liam Hemsworth. See IMDb Uncut UK: The International Version was passed 15 uncut for strong violence and threat for: UK 2012 Lions Gate R0 Blu-ray at UK Amazon released on 3rd September 2012 US: Uncut and MPAA PG-13 rated for: US 2012 VOD to rent/buy [US only] at US Amazon released on 18th August 2012 US 2012 Lions Gate RA Blu-ray at US Amazon released on 18th August 2012 US 2012 Lions Gate R1 DVD at US Amazon released on 18th August 2012 Cut UK: The UK Version, the result of pre-cuts and a further 7s of cuts by the BBFC was passed 12A/12 for intense threat, moderate violence and occasional gory moments for: UK 2012 Lions Gate R2 DVD at UK Amazon released on 3rd September 2012 UK 2012 cinema release The BBFC commented: This work was originally seen for advice in an unfinished form. The company was advised that the film was likely to receive a 15 certificate but that their preferred 12A classification could be achieved by making a number of cuts and visual reductions.When the finished version of the film was submitted for formal classification, cuts had been made in four scenes of violence and in one scene showing details of injuries. These reductions were implemented by a mixture of visual cuts, visual darkenings and the digital removal of sight of blood. In addition to the reductions already made during the advice process, the Board required further reductions in one scene following formal submission of the finished feature. A number of cuts were made in one scene to reduce an emphasis on blood and injury. These cuts, which were implemented by digitally removing sight of blood splashes and sight of blood on wounds and weapons, were made in accordance with BBFC Guidelines and policy. An uncut 15 classification was available. Promotional Material Every year in the ruins of what was once North America, the Capitol of the nation of Panem forces each of its twelve districts to send a teenage boy and girl to compete in the Hunger Games. Sixteen-year-old Katniss Everdeen volunteers in her younger sister’s place and must rely upon her sharp instincts when she’s pitted against highly trained Tributes who have prepared their entire lives. If she’s ever to return home to District 12, Katniss must make impossible choices in the arena that weigh survival against humanity and life against love. Features Game Maker: Suzanne Collins and the Hunger Games Phenomenon. The World is Watching: Making the Hunger Games. Letters from the Rose Garden. Controlling the Games. A Conversation with Gary Ross and Elvis Mitchell. Propaganda Film. Marketing Archive

Ben Dover Nominated as an Internet Villain…ISP Association nominates its internet heroes and villains for the year. And some of the heroes are worse than the villains

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The Internet Service Providers Association (ISPA) has announced the list of finalists for the title of Internet Hero and Internet Villain at the 2012 ISPA Awards. Internet Hero Finalists Broadband for the Rural North (B4RN) for bringing high speed internet into remote rural communities, setting an example for others to follow Ofcom – for its independent assessment of the website blocking measures in the DEA, which they found to be neither practical nor desirable and trivial to circumvent Reg Bailey – for his government review into childhood sexualisation which found that giving parents and carers an active choice over what content is suitable for children and young people is preferable to default content filtering Foreign Secretary Rt Hon William Hague MP – for recognising, at the London Cyber Conference, that the future internet must be without government control or censorship where innovation and competition flourish and investment and enterprise are rewarded Court of Justice of the European Union – for its verdict on the Scarlet-Sabam case, which found that an injunction requiring a complicated and costly filter for copyright infringing material would not strike a fair balance betweenthe right to protect intellectual property and the right to conduct business Internet Villain Finalists The International Telecommunications Union – for its internet governance land-grab which could lead to a less open and free internet, controlled by governments in a top-down manner Karel De Gucht and Directorate-General Trade – for pushing IPR enforcement standards through ACTA and disregarding the concerns from EU citizens and European Parliament in relation to the threats against fundamental rights U.S. Representative Lamar S. Smith – for introducing SOPA: an ill-thought out, draconian piece of legislation that would have stifled innovation and free speech online Goldeneye International (Associated with Ben Dover) — for following in the dubious footsteps of previous speculative invoicing, by demanding ฃ 700 in damages from account holders who had allegedly downloaded copyright infringing material, relying solely on IP matching and claiming that bill payers were liable for any infringement

And Then it Dawned on Them…Licensing police turn up en-mass to ban the pub band ’4am’

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Confusion over a band called 4am and the time the group was due to perform on stage, prompted a visit from licensing officers and police to a local pub. The Feathers in Laleham, Surrey, had advertised live musicfrom 4am . Two licensing officers and two police officers visited the pub the day before to stop the performance, before being told it was the name of the band. The pub’s licensee, Kate Dillon, said she was speechless after the visit. She said: If one official turns up that’s funny enough, but if four people come into the pub like they did, it’s absolutely ridiculous. When I calmed down a bit I thought it was absolutely hilarious. They made idiots of themselves really. The two-piece band, of Joe Becket and John Adams, was named after a track by jazz musician Herbie Hancock.