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Australia plans CD 'censorship'
By Anita Kazmierczak - Tuesday, 12 November, 2002, 17:02 GMT - BBC News
Australians under 18 years old could soon be barred from purchasing CDs by arists such as Eminem, the Rolling Stones, and Tori Amos, under a new restrictive classification. The Australian Record Industry Association (ARIA) and the Australian Music Retailers Association (AMRA) is revising the criteria for classification of CDs after talks with the government. Currently, CDs containing strong language or themes such as violence, drug use, murder and suicide are rated as Level 1 (moderate impact) or Level 2 (strong impact) and labelled with a warning advisory sticker. Under current CD monitoring, no CD is restricted for sale to anyone of any age. But ARIA is advocating a new Level 3 standard for classifying CDs and for the first time certain CDs will restricted from sale to under 18s.

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