[markobr] Quid est in actis...

[markobr]

A government agency that usually aims to limit the availability of certain things was almost (and, in fact, still might be) forced to enhance it.

[JenBurdoo]

Is this a national agency? State/provincial? Local?

In the United States? Europe? Elsewhere?

Is the limit due to a safety issue? Do circumstances relevantly change? Are the things bigger than a breadbox?

Are the items purchasable? Do they require a permit? Can anyone get one, or are they limited to a category of people? Are they found singly? Must they be assembled? Are they hazardous? Are they edible?

[markobr]

Is this a national agency? This. State/provincial? Local?

In the United States? Europe? This. Elsewhere?

Is the limit due to a safety issue? No. Do circumstances relevantly change? One circumstance changed, but not very recently. Are the things bigger than a breadbox? Few of them.

Are the items purchasable? Some are, some are not. Do they require a permit? No. Can anyone get one, No, at least not legally. or are they limited to a category of people? So they are.. Are they found singly? They can be. Must they be assembled? No. Are they hazardous? DOYD of hazardous. Are they edible? No.

[hominid]

Are they restricted by age? Did the restriction change at any point?

Europe: a specific country? LTPF list of European countries?

[markobr]

Are they restricted by age? Yes, this is the main restriction. Did the restriction change at any point? Not relevantly.

Europe: a specific country? Yes. LTPF list of European countries? Germany.

[JenBurdoo]

Tobacco? Alcohol? Some particular drug? A civic right or duty?

[markobr]

Tobacco? Alcohol? Some particular drug? A civic right or duty? No to all.

[biograd]

Are they films? video/computer games? some other creative work?

[markobr]

Are they films? Yes. video/computer games? Yes, but probably less relevantly. some other creative work? Yes.

[GalFisk]

Works: visual? Auditory? Solid? Tactile? Copyright relevant? Copying? Libraries? Museums? were they supposed to limit a legal activity? Illegal activity? Black markets relevant?

[markobr]

Works: visual? Yes. Auditory? Yes. Solid? You mean sculptures and the like? Not usually. Tactile? Not usually. Copyright relevant? No. Copying? Yesish. Libraries? They can be somewhat affected. Museums? They could be somewhat affected, but this would be very unusual. were they supposed to limit a legal activity? Yesish. Illegal activity? Yope. Black markets relevant? Not much.

[JenBurdoo]

If materials could be edited to make them suitable for different age groups, would this enhancement be required?

X-rated material relevant? All age groups/classes, or just one?

[Mimino]

Did they reduce the rating of movies? changed their rating policy?
forced by: law courts? tv stations? the movie industry? politicians? mass media?
the opinion "restrictive rating = censorship" relevant?
Is a particular type of movies relevant? one particular movie?
Relevant that most cinemas are closed at the moment?

Would it help to investigate into the puzzle title .. ? what is in the acts/proceedings must also be in the world?
Is the argument that a movie should not be X rated if it shows the same stuff that is every day presented before criminal courts?

[markobr]

If materials could be edited to make them suitable for different age groups, would this enhancement be required? No.

X-rated material relevant? OTRT, but it's not exactly parental rating (which wouldn't be done by a government agency). All age groups/classes, or just one? So, FA.

Did they reduce the rating of movies? No. changed their rating policy? No.
forced by: law courts? Yes. tv stations? the movie industry? politicians? mass media? No to rest.
the opinion "restrictive rating = censorship" relevant? No.
Is a particular type of movies relevant? Yesish. one particular movie? Immediately yes, but could become relevant for other works, too.
Relevant that most cinemas are closed at the moment? No.

Would it help to investigate into the puzzle title .. ? Yes. what is in the acts/proceedings must also be in the world? Yes.
Is the argument that a movie should not be X rated if it shows the same stuff that is every day presented before criminal courts? No.

[Mimino]

The type of movies: comedies?
Was the case for this one movie taken to the courts by: the producer/sponsor? actors? other people involved in the making? cinema owners? parents? NPOs?
Was the argument before the court related to the movie at all? to its content? its style? nudity? violence? language?
DId the movie title contain a swearword?

[markobr]

he type of movies: comedies? No.
Was the case for this one movie taken to the courts by: the producer/sponsor? actors? other people involved in the making? cinema owners? parents? NPOs? None of these, possibly FA.
Was the argument before the court related to the movie at all? At all: Yes. But in fact not so much. to its content? Yes, but not much. its style? No. nudity? violence? These are part of what the agency generally cares about, less relevant for the argument language? Usually not something the agency cares about.
DId the movie title contain a swearword? Irrelevant.

[Mimino]

type of movies: documentaries? propaganda movies?
was the case before the courts at all? did
anyone take legal action against (or in favor?) of limiting the circulation of this movie?
intellectual property relevant? privacy? brands/trade marks? secret information?

[markobr]

type of movies: documentaries? No. propaganda movies? One of the relevant types.
was the case before the courts at all? Yes. did
anyone take legal action against (or in favor?) of limiting the circulation of this movie? Yope. ("in favor": No.)
intellectual property relevant? Noish. privacy? No. brands/trade marks? No. secret information? Yope.

[Mimino]

Is the purpose of this government agency: to limit the circulation of certain movies? to control who has access to these movies? to control public broadcasting or display of movies? to prevent illegal copying? to collect taxes? to defend intellectual property? to protect the rights of movie makers or authors?
Was legal action taken by: another government agency? an EU agency? an international organization? private organization(s)? individuals? politicians?
German propaganda movies relevant? from the Nazi era?

[markobr]

Is the purpose of this government agency: to limit the circulation of certain movies? Yes. to control who has access to these movies? Yes. to control public broadcasting or display of movies? Yes. to prevent illegal copying? No. to collect taxes? No. to defend intellectual property? No. to protect the rights of movie makers or authors? No.
Was legal action taken by: another government agency? an EU agency? an international organization? private organization(s)? individuals? This. One individual, in fact. politicians? No.
German propaganda movies relevant? Among other media. from the Nazi era? Possibly, but this would be unusual.

[JenBurdoo]

From the Communist era? The modern era? The Weimar era? Era relevant at all?

Are the media limited by this agency at the time they are made? Shown? Are they shown years or decades later after being made or initially shown?

Is the individual trying to promote these media? Save them? Research them?

[Mimino]

Struggling with the term "government agency" .. is this some sort of film censorship agency? Does this happen in modern times? relevant in which country?
About this individual who went to court about that one movie: does he have any specific link to the movie? does the movie feature himself/relatives/friends, events from their life, well-known events from the person's home region, the person's house or other places relevant to him?
Is his argument along the lines "this movie shows the truth about .. and the world has a right to know that"?