The SafeSurf rating system requires a bit more time spent deciphering it's complicated hierarchy of intent. So that a website depicting the naked tribes people of an indigenous tribe does not get the same rating as an airbrushed Playboy model posing provocatively. I get it and it makes perfect sense but what parents have the time or patience to decipher the SafeSurf complicated code for each site their child visits? I am sure it's a bit more user friendly but their site does little to assuage my concerns that this is far too complicated. Well thought out, yes, but user friendly? I do not think so.
I will explore many sides of the legal issues regarding the creation of an Online Rating System for websites similar to that previously and currently used for the movie, television, and music industries. (This is a project for my graduate level course on Legal Issues in New Media at SUNYIT) Please comment, ask questions, or engage as this is a draft due Wednesday (April 17th) with the final due May 6th. It is a work in progress and I hope to make it a well rounded exploration.
Sunday, April 14, 2013
MPAA v SafeSurf
The MPAA ratings system is very intricate when it comes to designating the content but that is all done prior to the release of the movie and the viewer has only to be concerned with the 5 designated ratings: G, PG, PG-13, R, and NC-17.
The SafeSurf rating system requires a bit more time spent deciphering it's complicated hierarchy of intent. So that a website depicting the naked tribes people of an indigenous tribe does not get the same rating as an airbrushed Playboy model posing provocatively. I get it and it makes perfect sense but what parents have the time or patience to decipher the SafeSurf complicated code for each site their child visits? I am sure it's a bit more user friendly but their site does little to assuage my concerns that this is far too complicated. Well thought out, yes, but user friendly? I do not think so.
The SafeSurf rating system requires a bit more time spent deciphering it's complicated hierarchy of intent. So that a website depicting the naked tribes people of an indigenous tribe does not get the same rating as an airbrushed Playboy model posing provocatively. I get it and it makes perfect sense but what parents have the time or patience to decipher the SafeSurf complicated code for each site their child visits? I am sure it's a bit more user friendly but their site does little to assuage my concerns that this is far too complicated. Well thought out, yes, but user friendly? I do not think so.
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