Version
0
URI:
http://www.movielabs.com/md/ratings/ZZ/UNRATED/0
Organization:
Scope:
This rating system has been adopted in these regions for the
specified usage:
Region |
Distribution media |
Viewing Environments |
Global |
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Film
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Trailer
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DVD
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Music
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Game
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TV
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Ad
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other
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Home
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Theater
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Broadcast
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Retail
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App
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other
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Notes:
This special system and rating indicates that a title is designated “Unrated” in that
region.
Ratings:
XML formatted file
Age Restrictions
Min Recommend Age: |
N.A.
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Min Allowed Age (Supervised): |
N.A.
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Min Allowed Age (Unsupervised): |
N.A.
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Attributes
HAC Usage: |
Y
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HAC Ordinal: |
0 |
Localized Definitions
All Audiences
(EN)
The ‘ALL’ special rating indicates that material is appropriate for all audiences.
This should only be applied to child-friendly material.
Reasons and Content Descriptors
Explanation
Not provided
Age Restrictions
Min Recommend Age: |
N.A.
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Min Allowed Age (Supervised): |
N.A.
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Min Allowed Age (Unsupervised): |
N.A.
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Attributes
HAC Usage: |
N
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HAC Ordinal: |
80 |
Localized Definitions
UNRATED
(EN)
unrated content that does not fall into the ‘ALL’, ‘ADULT’ or ‘PROSCRIBED’ categories
Reasons and Content Descriptors
Explanation
Content is assumed to be unrated if no rating is provided. For example, if there
is no MPAA rating included in a ratings set, the content is assumed to be unrated
by the MPAA. However, if the author wishes to explicitly state it is unrated or provide
nuance on its unrated states, the “UNRATED” rating should be used with the appropriate
scope.
In this content, unrated means that this particular media instance has not been rated
through a ratings process. This frequently means that a work has never been self-rated
or submitted to a ratings body, for example, because of the nature of the work (e.g.,
a sporting event) or for budgetary reasons. ‘Unrated’ is also used as a marketing
term to reflect a work that contains additional material, generally implied as material
that would change the rating, often represented something like, “The Unrated Edition”.
If no Reason is provided, nothing should be inferred about why the content is not
rated. Reasons can be used to provide additional explanation
Age Restrictions
Min Recommend Age: |
N.A.
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Min Allowed Age (Supervised): |
N.A.
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Min Allowed Age (Unsupervised): |
N.A.
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Attributes
HAC Usage: |
Y
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HAC Ordinal: |
90 |
Localized Definitions
Adults
(EN)
Intended for adult-only audiences; material is primarily sexual in nature.
Reasons and Content Descriptors
Explanation
The ‘ADULT’ Rating is best categorized by US Supreme Court Justice Potter Stewart’s
statement, “
I shall not today attempt
further to define the kinds of material I understand to be embraced within that shorthand
description; and perhaps I could never
succeed in intelligibly doing so. But I know it when I see it, and the motion picture
involved in this case is not that.
”
Pornography, as determined by the norms within the scope of the rating, should almost
always classified as ‘ADULT’.
Age Restrictions
Min Recommend Age: |
N.A.
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Min Allowed Age (Supervised): |
N.A.
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Min Allowed Age (Unsupervised): |
N.A.
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Attributes
HAC Usage: |
N
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HAC Ordinal: |
100 |
Localized Definitions
PROSCRIBED
(EN)
Should not be distributed within the scope of this rating
Reasons and Content Descriptors
Explanation
The ‘PROSCRIBED’ special rating covers content that should not be distributed within
the scope of this rating. The
proscribed category covers banned and illegal content. Conditions such as Australia’s
(NCS) Refused Classification
category are included in this category.
Note that what is forbidden in one region may be acceptable within another.
As content with this marking is extremely sensitive, it is preferable to encode using
rating-system scope rather than just
region scope. This increases the likelihood that parental control systems will notice
the status. Conversely, parental
control systems should look for ratings and the system, region and global scopes to
ensure they do not miss proscribed
content.
A ‘PROSCRIBED’ special rating should not be used with worldwide scope because such
content should not be distributed at all.
Reasons and Content Descriptors:
UNRATED
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Not provided
UNRATED
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Not provided
UNRATED
:
Not provided
UNRATED
:
Not provided
UNRATED
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Not provided
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