Tesco query...

[Hellcat]

Tesco were playing Casino Royal in store without sound to advertise it being for sale for £7...

Casino Royal is a 12 certificate... does that mean Tesco were breaking the law if children under 12 were able to see it?

 

[soap_dodger]

I'd say so yeah, but they'd probably wriggle out of it somehow.

You sure it wasn't 12A???

 

[custard]

8. VSC retailer members must not show 15 or 18 certificate video titles in stores as children and young teenagers have access to these stores and should not be permitted to see things which have been deemed unsuitable for them or encouraged to want something that cannot be legally supplied to them. This was a particular concern of Government in 1989 when the VSC was established.
Initially there was a prohibition against showing trailers for 15 or 18 certificate titles but as a result of an agreement reached with the British Video Association this requirement was modified to permit the distribution of in-store trailer tapes including U and PG trailers for 15 and 18 certificate video titles. The VSC recommends that 12 certificate titles are not shown in stores until the evening when it is less likely that young children will be on the premises.

http://www.videostandards.org.uk/sections/thevsc/vsc2.html

 

[Alan.D]

Tesco were playing Casino Royal in store without sound to advertise it being for sale for £7...

Casino Royal is a 12 certificate... does that mean Tesco were breaking the law if children under 12 were able to see it?

It wasn't £7 you had to buy another CD/DVD to get it for £7

 

[gaz.d]

All we get is over the hedge . Suppose putting on a crap film makes us work

 

[custard]

asda still have plenty of them @ £7 it seems

 

[Helz]

Make a complaint, little James may be scarred for life from the experience

 

[AndyWigan]

You sure it wasn't 12A???

Films are only rated 12A whilst at the cinemas, to enable viewers under the age of 12 to view it with an adult/parent/gardian. When they are transfered for sale on DVD/Video they are then rated to a standard 12 - just to stop those under the age of 12 from buying it when it 'might' not be suitable for them without an adult.

Its like some films, which may be a 12 at the cinemas, are then re-rated to a 15 when transfered to DVD/Video because of special features/extras which may only be rated suitable for those over the age of 15.

Having worked for 2 years as a manager with DVDs/CDs etc, by law you are unable to 'demo' play those rated at 15 or 18 as they are more likely to offend people (in the case of CDs, its upto the shops discression, but those with a Parental Advisory are generally not played).

 

[sledge]

My guess is that by playing it to the general public, even without the soundtrack they are breaking copywrite and distribution laws. Read the rules that flash up at the start of CDs and Vids that no-one ever pays any attention to. Probably down to some overkeen supervisor/manager who thought it was a good idea at the time but hasnt thought about the implications.

 

[toad101]

My guess is that by playing it to the general public, even without the soundtrack they are breaking copywrite and distribution laws. Read the rules that flash up at the start of CDs and Vids that no-one ever pays any attention to. Probably down to some overkeen supervisor/manager who thought it was a good idea at the time but hasnt thought about the implications.

they have some sort of entertainment licence this allows them to play music and videos

 

[AndyWigan]

they have some sort of entertainment licence this allows them to play music and videos

Spot on

As long as they have a liscence, they can play them.