Writer Pushes 'Home Movie' Through MPAA Ratings System

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AUGUST 6, v0 FCC makes fines system automatic By DAVID KELLY WASHINGTON — The ECC has UhroyaPOUt its traditional case- ‘ease method of assessing fines and has adopted hat to expect if law i violated Broadcasters and cablers Wola. ing FCC reguatians face fines upto $25,000 9 day with a limit of ore specific standards $250,000 to make sure all violators ate pun Edward re pun- Edward Fritts, president and ished equally CEO ofthe National Association of The FCC said tast week that it Broadcasters, soll lhe es ee Was implementing this new proce- method of’ levying. ines dure because Congress in 1989 al. "“Uisturbing lowed the commission to asses sub: “The NAB has always encour stantially increased penaltis. The aged stations to adhere te FCC ok Fegulatory body suid that because it and regulation, and we are cont {Ean assess such slecp fines it must dent that all staions take comp Imakesure those who commit similar ance seiouny” rite suid "Ilo Violations are treated equally fr, when enforcement procedures The FCC also believes the now have been intited. thee borane fine method wil provide guidance system has enabled the common the public 30 everyone will know — stall to take into acount extensat Writer pushes ‘Home Movie’ through MPAA rating system By DORIS TOUMARKINE part of Lovece's article on straight NEW YORK ~ Along with such to-ideo movies, teyuired Lovece to summer szzlers a Magnum Enter- submit video of his infant son Vin tainment’s “Camal Crimes" and cent alongwith the correct form and Cannon Pictures’ “The Human acheck for $40 Shield." the classication arm of the Lovece, who stated to the Motion MPAA handed down a rating in ils Picture Association of America that Jatest bulletin to a three-minute he was an “amateur filmmaker home movie ofa haby shot on Simm submitted. “Home. Movie tape bumped up tothe required inch Titled "Home Movie." the “short in July. Although he gota phone call subject” was the work of New York several weeks later informing. him rite Frank Lovecs out to doabitof that the film gota G rating. he's still good undereover journalism” and waiting for hs MPAA certificate prove that “anything can get rated” Asked if the MPAA would have The exceution ofthe prank, men- rated "Home Movie” if they had tioned in_a sidebar in the current known it was home movie, Joan tae of Estertsinment Week) as eotaeet ted NAB states case for lawyer ads WASHINGTON. 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