India needs a ratings authority, not a censor board

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India needs a ratings authority rather than a censor board for its films as
the media environment has changed dramatically with the advent of satellite
and cable TV, speakers at an entertainment convention here agreed.
Representatives of the film industry at the Frames 2004 convention organised
by the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) shared
experiences on how the film censor board had been inconsistent in its
approach and had even tried to dictate how producers should edit their
films. "This is a sensitive issue as it has become fashionable for artists
to say that they don't believe in censorship," said actor and filmmaker
Rahul Bose.

Source:
http://www.keralanext.com/news/index.asp?id=29765