I am offended by such content

i'm not offended by this content, but then i wouldn't really call myself a "consumer" of this type of material either.

i think what is important is that there is obviously a market for this kind of material (otherwise i'm sure adult stores would not be in business), and it should be available to those who want to purchase and view it.

i can't tolerate violence in films - so i chose not to watch them - same case here, i'm not offended by "actual sex" in a film, but i don't own a library of such material either.

i've read through the info on this site - for starters i didn't realise it was illegal to retail X18 films in the states of australia yet its ok in act and nt - that makes sense doesn't it!

i think if people want to purcahse and view this material, then they should be free to do so. just like the OFLC provide warnings on all other films about coarse language or violent themes - why can't they do that with X films and make them available on a restricted basis?

I strongly object to the open availability of X films and the like.

Obviously, a private survey (al la AC Neilson) would attract a far higher positive response to the question as it appeals to the 'lower nature' of us human beings. If it were a public/open survey the positive response would be much lower - due to potential positive responders wanting to avoid 'shame' before their family and friends. If this is the case, then a sense of 'wrongness' about the whole issue is at hand. Why is it wrong? Well every good philosophy and religion agrees with this - and such is the basis of most people's deepest convictions on the real issues of life. More importantly, our conscience tells us so. If we all acted out such things we see (voyeurism), we would end up in a zoo. The link between seeing and acting is too (or voyeurism and life) close and dangerous. It's better to have something 'wrong' kept illegal - and in so doing, put up with the pirating and illegal trafficking, than making it legal and therefore acceptable behaviour to our children, who will only degenerate their behaviour into a downhill spiral resulting in the most morally toxic world - to be avoided. I have kids, and it's tough enough already without exccerbating it further. So please stop using 'cheap' evidences to justify your serious dilemma of judgement! Thanks you - Richard Warner.

Mr Warner........how do you find it explaining to your children that films like SAW arent "real life" so to speak? Isnt it 'wrong' (as you put it) to show these graphic and horrific scenes to a 15+ audience?? Another point may be the graphic XBox games available to kids even younger than 15??? These surveys are purely aimed at whether we should make these films available to an 18+ audience...........your children are less likely to see them if they are able to sold legally. Pirate film makers dont have an age restriction on sales........

Good point Ferris!

The argument here is not making adult films available to "everyone" including children! The case is actually to make them available on a restricted basis to ADULTS who WISH to view them, and to actually clean up the black market that exists making films available to children.

I read that some adult films that had been imported or illegal copied had been available to children at a weekend street market!!!! How can you say that "we should put up with this black market"

I appreciate your stance on protecting our children, but Ferris is right - did you see the reports over the weekend about children fainting and walking out of the Saw 3 film - these kids were 15 and legally able to view this material because of its MA rating! This is wrong!

I think the case is to bring about some realization that a market exists so why not make these films available to the adults who want to view them. We live in Australia, a democratic country where every Australian "adult" deserves the right to watch, view and enjoy films they like.