What
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Advisory Explicit Content logo? |
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The 'Parental Advisory
Explicit Content' logo can be shown on an audio CD
if there is 'strong language or depictions of violence,
sex, or substance abuse to such an extent as to merit
parental notification' on the disc.
If you are producing an audio disc that contains
such content then you may wish to include it in your
artwork, however this is an optional item and is
not a legal requirement. This standard was created
by the Recording Industry Association of America,
although it is also used in the United Kingdom and
in other countries throughout the world.
The logo looks like this:

Please click on above logo for larger version.
The
Parental Advisory
Explicit Content logo is also known as the 'Parental
Advisory Logo' or PAL. The logo must be displayed
in black and white (if being used) and should ideally
be included on the CD artwork and also on any disc
case artwork. The logo can be positioned wherever
suitable, but is typically included in one of the
bottom corners of the disc cover artwork.
It
is a recommendation by the RIAA that the Parental
Advisory Explicit Content logo measure
no less than 1” by
5/8”,
although this is not a legal requirement.
Further
information can be found on the Recording
Industry Association of America site.
In some countries and record stores, discs with
the Parental Advisory Explicit Content logo are banned
from sale, this is also true of Wal-Mart in America
where only the 'clean' versions of albums are sold.
View other CD
and DVD production FAQs.
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