Television and Film Laws of Asgarnieu
Asgarnieu has one of the most loosely burdened television and film system in the region. It is the belief of the people of Asgarnieu that television and film should be free and unregulated.
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Television Laws
Television laws are extremely lax in Asgarnieu.
Regulatory Laws
Television Regulatory Laws are in place to prevent citizens of certain ages from watching mildly inappropriate programs.
Sexual Activity
(From §22.939/5 through §22.942/5 of The Book of National Broadcast Standards and Practices): "Any television program dipicting the act of sexual intercourse, anal intercourse, oral sex, or any other penetrative sex can only be broadcast after 6:00 PM. The act of 'outercourse' may be shown before 6:00 PM."
"Any program showing full frontal/rear nudity of a female must be shown after 3:00 PM."
"Any program showing full frontal/rear nudity of a male must be shown after 3:00 PM."
"Any program depicting animated sexual activity may only be shown after 5:00 PM."
"Any program showing any masturbatory activity of a male or female may only be broadcast after 7:00 PM."
"Any program depicting the act of unprotected sexual activity may only be broadcast after 8:00 PM."
Violence
"Any program utilizing extreme violence may be shown at any time."
"Any program depicting mass bloodshed may be shown at any time."
"Any program depicting puncture wounds, gunshot wounds, or dismemberment is eligible to be broadcast at any time."
Stupidity
"Any program depicting gross stupidity should not be shown before 1:00 PM."
Wrecklessness
"Programs showing gross or extreme neglect or wrecklessness should not be shown before 2:00 PM."
Broadcast Laws
"No television news broadcaster may say the word fuck before a 6:00 PM news broadcast."
"All local television broadcast stations must display an informal tag at either the top-right or bottom-right portion of the screen displaying station information, time, and temperature."
"All programs must be given a rating based upon the content of the television program being shown."
"Commercials may not exceed 15 seconds in length, and no more than 9 may be shown in an hour-long program."
Television Rating System
- AA-all audiences may watch the program
- SA-select audiences, over 10 years old
- NP-normal programming
- POP-possibly offensive programming, over 13 years old
- SC-sexual conduct imminent
- SCI-stupid content imminent
- WC-wreckless content imminent
- OSC-offensive sexual conduct, over 15 years old
- EOSC-extremely offensive sexual conduct, over 17 years old
- TMMC-television movie with mixed content
- TPMC-television program with mixed content
- T/MEOC-television program/movie with extremely offensive content, over 18 years old
Movie Laws
The only movie law that exists is the Rating System Law.
Movie Rating System
- G-general audiences, family content
- AFC-animated family content
- NOM-non-offensive movie
- VM-violent movie
- SM-sexual movie
- PM-pornographic movie
