For Release:
September 2, 2003
Marketing Violent Entertainment to Children
And Industry Self-regulation Focus of FTC Workshop
Day-long
Public Workshop Scheduled for October 29, 2003 in Washington,
DC
Issues relating to the marketing
of violent entertainment to children will be the focus
of a day-long public workshop
on October 29, 2003. The workshop, hosted by the Federal
Trade Commission, will provide a forum for discussing the
state of self-regulation in the entertainment industry and,
in particular, children’s access to products that have
been rated as potentially inappropriate for them or have
been labeled with a parental advisory.
The workshop panels
will feature members of entertainment industry groups, rating
and labeling organizations, retailers and retailer trade
associations,
parent and consumer advocacy groups, and other interested parties. There also
will be an overview of the research on the effects of violent media on children.
The workshop will provide an opportunity for participants to engage in dialogue
about working together to ensure that the rating and labeling systems are accurate
and useful, that parents are informed about these systems, and that limits
on children’s access to entertainment that may be inappropriate for them
are effective.
The workshop will be held from 9:00 am to 5:00 p.m. on
October 29, 2003 at the FTC Conference Center located at
601 New Jersey Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. It is open
to the public and there is no attendance fee.
A detailed agenda for the workshop
will be available shortly on the Commission’s Web site at http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/workshops/violence. This Web
page also provides links to the Commission’s prior
reports on the marketing of violent entertainment products
to children and other related documents.
Copies of documents
relating to the Commission’s review
of the marketing of violent entertainment products to children
are available from the FTC’s Web site at http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/workshops/violence and
also from the FTC’s Consumer Response Center, Room
130, 600 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20580.
The FTC works for the consumer to prevent fraudulent, deceptive,
and unfair business practices in the marketplace and to provide
information to help consumers spot, stop, and avoid them.
To file a complaint, or to get free information on any of
150 consumer topics, call toll-free, 1-877-FTC-HELP (1 877-382-4357),
or use the complaint form at http://www.ftc.gov.
The FTC enters Internet, telemarketing, identity theft, and
other fraud-related complaints into Consumer Sentinel, a
secure, online database available to hundreds of civil and
criminal law enforcement agencies in the U.S. and abroad.
MEDIA CONTACT:
Cathy MacFarlane
Office of Public Affairs
202-326-3657
STAFF CONTACT:
Richard Kelly
Division of Advertising Practices
202-326-3304
(http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2003/09/violence.htm)
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Related
Documents:
Consumer Information:
Marketing Violent Entertainment to Children: A Workshop on
Industry Self-Regulation
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