The British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) has decided that ELSPA's proposed traffic light system for game rating infringes on its own system. A spokesperson has told edge, "Our classification symbols have been colour-coded since 1982... in fact they are trademark and copyright protected."

This silliness continued with the BBFC stating, "We have these symbols using colours, using circles and using numbers, so we are now taking legal advice."

It makes everybody in the Underwater Castle wonder exactly what ratings and classification boards are actually in place for. We were working under the obviously mistaken impression that the BBFC was serving one purpose only: to 'protect' innocent or easily blown minds from media content that could inflame them. We also figured that this happened in a not-for-profit kinds of a way. Finally, we thought that if this purpose was based on some morality for the greater good using effective symbols then those symbols should be popularised for that purpose.

Sure, you don't want Dodgy Dan's DVD Store ripping the vaguely similar colours and shapes off. However, the purpose of the BBFC is not to protect the BBFC, it's (for some reason) to protect the British people.