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Originally Posted by Hamlet53
It is private. It has teeth in that in terms of film distribution any films with a rating of NC-17 or no rating have trouble getting shown in theaters. The threat of the MPPA rating a film NC-17, or of refusing to give it a rating, often pressures film makers to edit the film to what will be acceptable.
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The BBFC in the UK is also a private body, founded by the film industry in 1912, but it has statutory powers granted to it by the 2010
Video Recordings Act which make its ratings legally enforceable.