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Originally Posted by Jeremy

In the proposals, when they say "violent" they mean GBH and beyond:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/bsp/h...5_porn_doc.pdf

They also mean anything outside of the BBFC guidelines:

http://www.bbfc.co.uk/Customers/guid...lines_R18.html

In reality, "hardcore" S&M films don't really fly in the UK currently anyway.

Cheers for the PDF GBH is a criminal offence in the UK anyway.

"Great Britain has a long history of erotic expression — from the Skin Two Rubber Ball (one of the world's largest S&M/fetish gatherings) to London's notoriously decadent Hellfire Club of the 18th century to the dominatrix-like attire that actress Diana Rigg often favored when she portrayed sexy spy Emma Peel on "The Avengers" — and the country's demand for erotica may be at an all-time high."

S&M-oriented porn, Woodward explained, is fighting an uphill battle in Britain despite the demand for it. "Most kinkier firms do not try to sell in the United Kingdom," Woodward said. "They simply sell via websites, and U.K. citizens will order illegally if they wish to. Customs may steal the DVDs as they come into the country — hence the popularity of downloading videos from web sites rather than getting them by mail."

Tim Woodward - Skin Two Magazine Nov 4 2005

I think you will find there is a quite a demand for S&M porn in the UK.

Paul.