PBV/CEL Video/Warning Screens

1st Warning (Early 1980s)
Warning: Against an aquamarine-orange-black gradient background we see the following text scroll up:

THE COPYRIGHT PROPRIETOR HAS LICENSED THE FILM CONTAINED ON THIS VIDEO CASSETTE FOR PRIVATE HOME USE ONLY AND ANY OTHER USE INCLUDING MAKING COPIES OF THE FILM, CAUSING IT TO BE  SEEN OR HEARD IN PUBLIC, OR BROADCASTING IT TO BE TRANSMITTED TO SUBSCRIBERS TO A DIFFUSION SERVICE, OR SELLING, LETTING ON HIRE, OR  OTHERWISE DEALING WITH IT  IN WHOLE OR PART IS STRICTLY PROHIBITED. SUCH UNAUTHORIZED USE IS PUNISHABLE BY CRIMINAL PENALTIES OF UP TO SIX MONTHS JAIL AND FINES OF UP TO $10,000 IN ADDITION TO DAMAGES. FOR BREACH OF COPYRIGHT.

Just as the text leaves the screen, the background appears to slide up, leading into the logo for PBV or CEL's "Entertainment Revolution" logo.

FX/SFX: The text and background scrolling up.

Music/Sounds: A Moog synthesizer ditty. The PBV/CEL logo music begins to play at the very end of the warning.

Availability: Can be found on old PAL tapes of PBV/CEL releases in Australia.

Legacy: None.

2nd Warning (Mid 1980s)
Nickname: "Skull and Crossbones"

Warning: Against a light blue background with a large white "Skull and Crossbones" picture, the same text shown in the first warning scrolls up. Just as the text leaves the screen, the background fades to black.

FX/SFX: The text scrolling up.

Music/Sounds: Same as the first warning.

Availability: Can also be found on old PAL tapes of PBV/CEL releases in Australia.

Legacy: None.

3rd Warning (Late 1980s-1990s)
Nickname: "Grid at Night", "Star Wars Warning"

Warning: On a night blue background, we see a blue grid at the bottom and dark mountains behind it. Then the yellow word "WARNING" appears at the top and underneath it white text scrolls up in a 3D perspective effect a la the Star Wars opening scroll.

FX/SFX: The 3D scrolling of the text.

Music/Sounds: TBA

Availability: TBA

Legacy: None.