The Entertainment and Leisure Software Publishers Association (or ELSPA) is an organisation set up in 1989 by British software publishers. It was known as The European Leisure Software Publishers Association until 2002. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1000x262, 46 KB)Official logo of Entertainment and Leisure Software Publishers Association. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... -1... A software publisher is a publishing company in the software industry between the developer and the distributor. ... 2002 (MMII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Between 1994 and Spring 2003 ELSPA voluntarily rated computer games released in Britain that were exempt from legal classification by the BBFC. The ratings given were 3+, 11+, 15+ and 18+. This has now been replaced by a European ratings system, called PEGI. 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article needs a complete rewrite for the reasons listed on the talk page. ... British Board of Film Classification logo The British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) is the organisation responsible for film classification within the United Kingdom. ... World map showing Europe Europe is conventionally considered one of the seven continents which, in this case, is more a cultural and political distinction than a physiogeographic one. ... PEGIs logo Pan European Game Information, or more commonly PEGI, is a European system for rating the content of computer and video games, and other entertainment software. ...

ELSPA are responsible for providing sales charts for computer games sold in the United Kingdom, and promoting anti-piracy initiatives. A computer game is a game composed of a computer-controlled virtual universe that players interact with in order to achieve a defined goal or set of goals. ... The copyright infringement of software is often called software piracy by those seeking to reduce its incidence. ...

See also

• CERO, the Japanese computer and video game rating system
• ESRB, the United States and Canadian computer and video game rating system
• PEGI, the European computer and video game rating system
• USK, the German computer and video game rating system
• OFCL, the Australian media rating system.

Computer Entertainment Rating Organization (CERO) is the organization that rates videogame and computer software in Japan with levels of rating that informs the customer of the nature of the product and for what age group it is suitable. ... The Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB) is a self-regulatory organization that applies and enforces ratings, advertising guidelines, and online privacy principles for computer and video games in the United States and Canada (officially adopted by individual provinces 2004-2005). ... PEGIs logo Pan European Game Information, or more commonly PEGI, is a European system for rating the content of computer and video games, and other entertainment software. ... World map showing Europe Europe is conventionally considered one of the seven continents which, in this case, is more a cultural and political distinction than a physiogeographic one. ... The USKs official logo. ... The Office of Film and Literature Classification is a statutory body which provides day to day administrative support for the Classification Board which classified films, computer games and publications in Australia, and the Classification Review Board which reviews films, computer games and publications when a valid application has been made. ...

External link

• ELSPA