Home Video Anti-Piracy Notices/New Zealand

(1990s-2000s)
Video Piracy New Zealand

Visuals: The stacked words "VIDEO PIRACY" zoom in on a black background, which turns into a blue diamond floor background. The text then moves out of view, bringing forth the following giant text with white italicized text appearing below it via wipe up effects:

IT'S (A world-wide problem and it's happening here) ILLEGAL ILLEGAL ILLEGAL (It's illegal to copy a pre-recorded tape without authorisation) TO (to copy a pre-recorded tape can result in severe penalties) COPY (A Copy for home use only means just that) THIS (This problem affects you, please help us stop it) TAPE

After all the text has slid in, it slides away and pulls in a phone number, which reads:

FREE PHONE 0800 275 0020

Finally, the address of the New Zealand Film and Video Security Office (with "or write to:" above it) appears in italics, with each paragraph wiping up.

Variant: An early version has a different phone number for the NZFaVSO:

(09) 575 7046

Technique: Unknown

Audio/Voiceover: Four seconds of silence, then an announcer says "Video pirates. They're costing you money. In particular, the illegal duplication of pre-recorded video cassettes is causing great concern. The artists lose; the studios lose; and you, the consumer loses. Deauthorized copying of video tape programs is illegal, and carries with the penalties of fines or imprisonment. Remember, tapes bought or rented, for home use only, cannot be played in locations such as clubs, motels, schools or prisons. Video piracy is a major problem in New Zealand; please help us stop it. If you buy or rent a tape which you believe is not the genuine article, please ring this number for advice. Or write to Post Office Box 68041 Newton, Auckland. This message is finished by the New Zealand Film and Video Security Office."

Audio/Voiceover Variant: On the early variant, the voiceover is longer, with the announcer saying the following: "Video pirates. They're costing you money. Worldwide, in 1991, more than a billion US dollars was lost in the industry, through all forms of piracy. In particular, the illegal duplication of pre-recorded video cassettes is causing great concern. The artists lose; the studios lose; and you, the consumer loses. Deauthorized copying of video tape programs is illegal, and carries with the penalties of fines or imprisonment. Remember, tapes bought or rented, for home use only, cannot be played in locations such as clubs, motels, schools or prisons. Video piracy is a major problem in New Zealand; please help us stop it. If you buy or rent a tape which you believe is not the genuine article, please ring this number collect for advice. Or write to Post Office Box 68041 Newton, Auckland. This message is finished by the New Zealand Film and Video Security Office."

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