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Now I recontributed the profile (by adding "Porno" to genre) and it was accepted... strange, because the sequels are not rated either and don't have "adult" (or "Porno") added. So are there new rules or noobs@work?    I mean, if a movie is not rated, the movie is automatically only for adult or am I wrong?

With which rating? Porno? Or Spio/JK od. ungeprüft?

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Okay, then the law in America is another. In Germany every movie, which has been not rated, is automatically indexed by law and for adults only, no matter what kind of movie it is.
But still the question, why the other contributions were accepted...

From a practical point of view, I find that hard to believe.  That means every movie ever made that is available in Germany has been rated or it's indexed???

Not completely correct. There are two rating types in Germany: FSK rating and SPIO/JK rating.
FSK rated movies are allowed to sell to the rated age, allowed to show in selling room, advertisment allowed, ...
Spio/JK rated movies are just allowed to sell to adult, no showing in selling room, no advertisment, ...

Not rated movies are not automatically indexed. They have the same restrictions as SPIO/JK rated movies, but if they're against law and would get indexed the release company gets disciplinaries. That's why it's hard to get not rated movies in Germany. (Just porn movies are most times not rated)

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SPIO/JK certificates

If a movie does not comply with FSK basic principles (eg glorification of violence), a rating can be denied. A movie which is not rated by FSK is checked for possible violation against applicable law by a jurist agency (Juristen-Kommission, JK) of the Spitzenorganisation der Filmwirtschaft (SPIO). The JK compiles certificates for the reviewed movies. Approved movies receive one of two classifications:

    * Keine schwere Jugendgefährung or no severe danger to youth. While these movies are considered by the Juristenkommission to represent a danger to youth, this danger is not perceived to be considerable. In German this is sometimes known as a leichte Jugendgefährdung or mild/slight danger to youth. Films with this certificate may still be only sold on the open market as with films rated FSK 18, but are subject to indexing.
    * Strafrechtlich unbedenklich or not in violation of applicable criminal law - Movies given this certificate are usually considered to be a severe danger to youth but do not violate criminal law. A failure to achieve such a certificate is usually attributable to an expected violation of 131b of the German Criminal Code, but may also be in violation of child pornography legislation or the display and promotion of symbols, songs or political ideologies in violation of the constitution (e.g. National Socialism). It should be noted that the awarding of this certificate does not constitute a legal decree. The movie in question may still be confiscated at a later date if decreed by a court of law, as demonstrated with Hostel 2. These films may not be sold openly, even if the film in question has not yet been indexed. Due to their not being certified by the FSK, these movies are also subject to indexing.

While not obligatory, it is common to display a rectangular, black and white logo with "SPIO/JK geprüft" and the JK certificate granted. These movies may be additionally indexed (blacklisted) by the German Testing Centre for Youth-Endangering Media. JK/SPIO certified films are usually indexed within a month or two or publication with only a few exceptions, e.g. Virtuosity.

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... But just movies with an SPIO/JK rating, an old FSK18 rating or without any rating can be put on index or can be banned.
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I don't think so. In general all movies could get banned or indexed.

But I also never heard about an movie with less than FSK 18 that get banned/indexed.

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Bei Kinofilmen wird ein FSK-Kennzeichen verweigert, wenn der Film offensichtlich schwer jugendgefährdend ist; eine FSK-Freigabe ist nur bei einer höchstens „einfachen Jugendgefährdung“ und bei einer etwaigen „Jugendbeeinträchtigung“ möglich. Wird der gleiche Film dann auf einem Bildträger (Videokassette, DVD) veröffentlicht, wird ein Kennzeichen bereits verweigert, wenn ein Fall von einfacher Jugendgefährdung vorliegt.[2]  Filme, die eine „FSK-ab-18“-Kennzeichnung haben, können von der Bundesprüfstelle für jugendgefährdende Medien nicht mehr indiziert werden. Auch wenn ein Verdacht auf einen Straftatbestand (beispielsweise Gewaltverherrlichung, § 131 StGB) besteht, kann die FSK-Freigabe verweigert werden. In diesem Fall kann der Film der Juristenkommission (JK) der SPIO vorgelegt und auf strafrechtliche Unbedenklichkeit geprüft werden. Trotz der entsprechenden Prüfung der JK kann ein Film sowohl indiziert als auch beschlagnahmt werden, jedoch schützt das entsprechende Signet die Beteiligten weitgehend vor individueller strafrechtlicher Verfolgung.

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But the not rated and the adult rating don't have a difference imho. So why ask the screeners for the Adult (Porno) rating?

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I have to agree with AESP_pres, I have never seen any non-XXX DVDs covered in Buffalo.

We have a lot of stores that specialize in XXX films and the DVDs aren't covered there either! 

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Basically, if my boss thinks that a parent would be upset by their kid looking at it, he will put it in the case.  Caligula doesn't go in there because the cover is not explicit.

Thanks for your post Cass, from what I can tell, Ken is doing the exact same thing...and I don't blame him one bit.  I know a some people don't like it, but it is what it is.