PUREROSE.NET PROPOSAL
Part one – Introduction to
PureRose.net
The following report is a summary of overall censorship
restrictions in Australia and how we at purerose.net correspond in how we
conduct our online television and film portal. We at purerose.net strongly
believe that the age people gain maturity to separate fiction from reality
widely varies. Generally, we believe that people who have a love for the arts
should have the maturity to view and access films that may have sexual or
violent content without obtaining offence. This portal will be aimed at young adults
who have a passion for artistic television and film, appealing mainly to people
over the age of 17. Purerose.net will be accessible twenty four hours a day,
364 days a year, disregarding the modern censorship restrictions on free to air
television.
Part Two – The Future of
Internet Portals
The world of media
is fiercely changing, online anything is available at any time and purerose.net
believes that what society wishes to view shouldn’t be restricted. The advances
in accessibility of internet, is causing the decrease of popularity of free to
air television and an increase of online television portals. People of society want
to see whatever they want whenever they want and online that is possible.
Especially with the arrival of exceptionally fast speed NBN broadband, allowing
people to load full movies within a few short minutes. Free to air television
is the past; Purerose.net is prepared for the future.
Part Three – Current
Censorship and Classification Regulations
Currently, society’s viewing access is restricted by the
Australian classification board of the OFLC (Office of Film and Literature
Classification). The OFLC is a group of “experts” employed by the Australian
government to evaluate films and television shows and make the final decisions
on what is acceptable in this country for certain age groups and what is not
acceptable at all. The OFLC claims to believe that adults should be able to
view whatever they like, whenever they wish but children should be protected.
It is an understandable statement, but in saying this, why do they have the
power to decide the age of adult maturity and what is acceptable for us to see.
As previously stated, people reach levels of maturity at different ages yet a
mature person under the age of 18 years legally is unable to view films and
shows with a classification of R18+, at purerose.net these regulations don’t apply.
Purerose.net believes that people should be able to evaluate their own level of
maturity and decide what they can and cannot view.
Society’s morals should not be in the hands of the OFLC.
If parents do not want their children to view certain content, then it is their
responsibility to protect their children and closely monitor what they are
observing on the television and internet. Responsible people should not have to
be restricted on what they wish to view, simply because certain content has
been deemed inappropriate by a group of strangers. At purerose.net, the trust
is placed in the hands of the viewer to make decisions on what they believe is
appropriate and inappropriate.
Part Four – Security
Under the circumstances, being that purerose.net is of an
artistic nature, we will not be censoring sexual or violent content. At
purerose.net, we believe that art should not have to be censored. In saying
this, it is the viewers responsibility to decide what they wish to see and
hear.
At purerose.net, current legalised restrictions will not
apply. In our view, anyone who wishes to view films and television shows of
artistic content should be able to do so whenever and wherever. This includes
some films that have been refused classification in Australia such as Ken Park.
Purerose.net has very limited restrictions, having only a basic terms and
conditions page when you first attempt to enter the site. The following is an
outline of the initial warning:
WARNING
The following portal contains content that may be
offensive to sensitive viewers. This portal contains material that may be of a
violent nature or sexually explicate. Be aware that current government
classification restrictions do not apply to this portal. Viewer discretion is
advised.
Press CONTINUE to accept these terms and
conditions.
By pressing continue, they
agree to take full liability in what they wish to view and hear.
Upon entry of purerose.net, there will be an option to
sign up as a “pure-rose member”. If patrons wish to do so, they are then able
to create a list of their preferred/favourite films and programs. We will then
take this information and are able recommend similar films and ensure
advertisements of films or programs irrelevant to the member do not appear.
They will also be able to alter their profile settings, where they can
personally censor what they view. For example, listing genres or specific film
classifications as in-accessible from that account, ensuring that members can
only view the things they desire.
Part Five – Advertising of
PureRose.net
Online film and television portals of an artistic nature
are rare and when attempting to discover them through search engines, it is
very easy to stumble upon content you aren’t looking for such as pornography or
scams. Taking this in to consideration, we are trying to make it as simple as
possible to inform the public of purerose.net. We are launching an internet
advertising campaign, which will involve advertisements in the ’advertising
section’ of popular social networking websites such as face book and twitter,
listings on related websites such as artistic film/program review websites and
opportunities for joining members to invite friends to join to receive prizes
such as art house movie passes. This campaign will be running for approximately
4 months, then will be reduced to brief advertisements on specific websites and
the launch of the PureRose face book and twitter pages.
Part Six – Film & Program Relevance
at Purerose.net
The following table provides examples of which programs and films are
relevant to purerose.net and irrelevant.
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Relevant
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Irrelevant
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Skins (UK)
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Disney’s Tangled (USA)
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Ken Park (USA)
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Mad Max (AUS)
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Swimming Pool (France)
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Kill Bill (USA)
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Run Lola Run (USA)
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Dragon Ball Z (Japan)
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Girl With the Dragon Tattoo trilogy (Sweden)
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Sporting Events (WW)
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Cash Back (USA)
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Glee (USA)
|
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Exit Through the Gift Shop (UK)
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Red Dog (AUS)
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Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (USA)
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Dora the Explorer (Spain)
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Tree of Life (USA)
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Harry Potter series (UK)
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Overall, purerose.net is prepared to deliver any
content of an artistic nature. All information regarding censorship and
classification is listed in this report, for any further enquiries please visit
the “contact us” section at www.purerose.net.
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