(16-01-2013 22:38 )dave34 Wrote:  Playboy TV fined £100,000 over porn websites
by Ofcom after two of its porn websites offered explicit material without restricting under-18s from viewing it.

Read more: http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/media/news/a451427/playboy-tv-

(28-09-2013 01:36 )eccles Wrote:  Playboy was fined by ATVOD, the regulator that is semi independent of Ofcom and in charge of regulating streaming TV over the internet.

Their rules, as dictated by Ofcom (or an amazing coincidence) say children must be protected against streaming porn filth by a paywall, and that must use credit cards (age verified), not debit cards or other payment methods. Also providers of streaming TV must register with them.

It is perfectly legal to show hardcore porn, even stuff above R18 on UK websites, provided it is not child porn or extreme porn (corpses, torture, etc).

That means that penetration, ejaculation, anal, oral, fisting, pissing are all legal on UK websites. Provided there is a paywall.

(Not sure about scat, and dont really want to know. If Cameron gets his way anything above R18 will be banned, but thats not the law yet).

Not registering with ATVOD is an offence that can lead to a fine
So is not having porn behind a paywall.
Having explicit samples outside the paywall is an offence.

One blowjob or glimpse of snatch is all it takes.

Playboy one case over content and was fined £100,000, so they promptly said they were going to take their operation outside the UK. In a second case ATVOD looked at their setup and said too much of it was still UK based to escape the rules. Playboy lost the first case but won the second one (about future regulation) on appeal.

Now ATVOD are claiming they were not provided with all the facts:
"In this case, it is unfortunate that ATVOD was not provided with all relevant information at the appropriate time - doing so ensures that unnecessary regulatory costs are avoided."
and
ATVOD noted: "The success of their appeal means that they can continue providing hardcore internet porn to UK consumers beyond the reach of British regulation."

Ah -
"The fines levied by ATVOD in January 2013 still stand, as the UK company was the provider of the services at the time of the breach."

(01-11-2013 13:40 )mr mystery Wrote:  Yes there are regulations, UK based and owned web shows uploaded from the UK come under ATVOD regulation and rules

(01-11-2013 15:37 )elgar1uk Wrote:  It looks like the show has launched as scheduled but with one or two technical gremlins.

(01-11-2013 15:57 )mr mystery Wrote:  they have to be registered with ATVOD, and any hardcore content has to be behind a pay wall, so i hope they know the rules and don't get in trouble like Playboy did,

(01-11-2013 16:19 )admiral decker Wrote:  

(01-11-2013 13:40 )mr mystery Wrote:  Yes there are regulations, UK based and owned web shows uploaded from the UK come under ATVOD regulation and rules

I think you're completely wrong there mr mystery. The VOD part of ATVOD stands for video on demand. Live streams are not video on demand and are not subject to ATVOD regulation.

(01-11-2013 16:31 )admiral decker Wrote:  

(01-11-2013 15:57 )mr mystery Wrote:  they have to be registered with ATVOD, and any hardcore content has to be behind a pay wall, so i hope they know the rules and don't get in trouble like Playboy did,

The Playboy case had nothing to do with live streams so it's not relevant here. ATVOD don't deal with broadcasting, only with video on demand.

(01-11-2013 16:25 )woolleysheep Wrote:  I notice there's no sound on the stream. Is that what you're referring to? Although Kimmy Haze is in good form nevertheless.

(01-11-2013 19:15 )mr mystery Wrote:  live and recorded tv broadcasts are regulated by Ofcom .

(31-10-2013 19:57 )Shan_afc_90 Wrote:  just another webshow who sexstation will wipe the floor with quite easily