1) The BBFC was founded in 1912 by the film industry when the local authorities started to impose their own strategies of censorship. It was originally called the British Board of Film Censorship but was later changed to the British Board for Film Classification. It is independently owned and has non-governmental intervention, they were made to impose age certificates and analyse whether films were acceptable nationally.
2) Some of the case studies that the BBFC looked at was A Clockwork Orange, Juno and others like Little Miss Sunshine.
To start with, A Clockwork Orange caused a stir due to a very violent rape scene. The film was originally classes as an 'X' rated film, uncut, however was later passed to an 18, still without cuts. Some of the issues were that, even though Stephen Murphy approved the film although having said he was mildly "disturbed although satisfied" there was an uproar with the public opinion and press stating that the violent behaviour could have been imitable. The press released stories on the news stating that there had been recent violent crimes due to imitable behaviour under the influence of A Clockwork Orange.
3) The licensing legislation is what gives the BBFC the power to regulate films while the Video Recordings Act of 1984 determine whether the material is suitable for viewing in the home.
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