Magnavision Home Video (Warning Screens)

1st (known) Warning (1990s)
Warning: On a black background, the following warning text scrolls up, with "MAGNAVISION INC. WARNING" in a white blocky font (with "WARNING" having more space between the letters) and the body text in a white, uppercase, Arial-like font, which is left-aligned:

MAGNAVISION INC. WARNING

THIS VIDEO CASSETTE IS PROTECTED BY COPYRIGHT AND IS RESTRICTED FOR HOME USE ONLY. THE DEFINITION OF HOME USE EXCLUDES LOCATIONS SUCH AS HOTELS, SCHOOLS, RESTAURANTS, CLUBS, SHIPS, COACHES, AIRLINES, AND PLACES. COPYING, EDITING, EXHIBITION, EXCHANGING, HIRING, PUBLIC PERPORMANCE, DIFFUSION, AND/OR BROADCAST WITHOUT THE CONSENT OF OR ON BEHALF OF THE COPYRIGHT OWNER IS PROHIBITED BY LAW AND CARRIES A MANDATORY PENALTY OR IMPRISONMENT OF NOT LESS THAN THREE (3) MONTHS AND ONE (1) YEAR PLUS A FINE OF NOT LESS THAN FIFTY THOUSAND PESOS (50,000.00) BUT NOT MORE THAN ONE HUNDRED PESOS. (P100,000.00)

Technique: The entire warning text scrolling up.

Audio: None.

Availability: Seen on releases of films distributed by Magnavision Home Video during this time period.

Legacy: The word "performance" in the body of the warning text is misspelled as "perpormance", the phrase about the imprisonment penalty should read as "not less than three (3) months but not more than one (1) year", and the last line of the body text is centered instead of left-aligned.

2nd Warning (1997-1998)
Warning: On a black background, the following warning text (all centered) scrolls up, with "MAGNAVISION" in the same blocky font as the previous warning (but in blue), "WARNING" in the same font (but in red and having normal letter spacing), and the body text in dark blue and in the Chicago font (all text have a white outline):

MAGNAVISION

WARNING

'''The motion picture contained in this videocassette is protected by copyright and approved by the VIDEOGRAM REGULATORY BOARD for private homeviewing only. Unauthorized duplication, distribution or public exhibition carries a maximum penalty of imprisonment for one (1) year and/or fine of P100,000.00 (P.D. 1987 and P.D. 1988).'''

Technique: The entire warning text scrolling up.

Audio: None.

Availability: Seen on VHS and VCD releases of films distributed by Magnavision Home Video during this time period, such as Iron Eagle (1986) and Maximum Risk (1996).

3rd Warning (1997?-1998?)
Warning: This warning screen has two parts.
 * Part 1: On a black-purple gradient background, we see the text "Magnavision Inc." and "Legal Warning", both in the ITC Avant Garde font. The screen cuts to the second part of the warning.
 * Part 2: On a black-purple gradient background, we see the text "MAGNAVISION INC." in a yellow Helvetica font, and "LEGAL WARNING" in a white Helvetica font, in front of a red line. Below them is the warning text in white, also in Helvetica:

'''THIS VIDEO CASSETTE IS PROTECTED BY COPYRIGHT AND RESTRICTED FOR PRIVATE HOME USE ONLY. THE DEFINITION OF HOME USE EXCLUDES LOCATIONS SUCH AS HOTELS, RESTAURANTS, CLUBS, COACHES, SCHOOLS, AIRLINES, SHIPS, AND SIMILAR PLACES. COPYING, EDITING, EXHIBITION, EXCHANGING, HIRING, PUBLIC PERFORMANCE, DIFFUSION AND/OR BROADCAST WITHOUT THE CONSENT OF OR ON BEHALF OF THE COPYRIGHT OWNER IS PROHIBITED BY LAW AND CARRIES A MANDATORY OR IMPRISONMENT OF NOT LESS THAN THREE (3) MONTHS AND ONE (1) YEAR PLUS A FINE OF NOT LESS THAN FIFTY THOUSAND PESOS (P 50,000.00) BUT NOT MORE THAN ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND PESOS (P 100,000.00)'''

Technique: The first part of the warning text cutting to the second part.

Audio: None.

Availability: This was found on a VHS release of TriStar Pictures' My Best Friend's Wedding, which is distributed by MagnaVision Home Video.

Legacy: Like the first warning, the phrase about the imprisonment penalty should read as "not less than three (3) months but not more than one (1) year".

4th Warning (1998-2006)
Warning: On a dark grey textured background resembling analog television noise, we see the phrase "MAGNAVISION HOME VIDEO" in a medium slate blue blocky font. Below that phrase is the word "WARNING" in white, bigger, and in the same blocky font as the previous line, and the warning text (same as the previous one) is shown below in a white sans-serif font. The warning text, all centered and having a black outline, is displayed exactly like this:

MAGNAVISION HOME VIDEO

WARNING

'''The motion picture contained in this video cassette is protected by copyright and approved by the VIDEOGRAM REGULATORY BOARD for private home viewing only. Unauthorized duplication, exhibition carries a maximum penalty of imprisonment for one(1) year and/or fine of P/100,000.00 (P.D. 1987 and P.D. 1988).'''

The entire text fades in slowly, then fades out after a short while.

Variants:
 * An early variant of this warning has the following text:

MAGNAVISION HOME VIDEO

WARNING

'''The motion picture contained in this videocassette is protected by copyright &amp; approved by the (VIDEOGRAM REGULATORY BOARD) for private home viewing only. Unauthorized duplication, distribution or public exhibition carries a maximum penalty of imprisonment for (1) yr. &amp; or fine of P100,000.00 (P.D.87).'''

Here, the word "WARNING" is in a rainbow-colored Helvetica font with a white outline and the phrase "VIDEOGRAM REGULATORY BOARD" is in the Chicago font and enclosed in parentheses.

Technique: The entire warning text fading in and out.

Audio: None.

Availability: Seen on VHS and VCD releases by Magnavision Home Video during this time period.

Legacy: The regular variant of this warning omits the ", distribution or" part of the body text, while the early variant has the text pertaining to Presidential Decree 1987 erroneously displayed as "P.D. 87."

5th Warning (2006-2015)
Warning: On a blue background with a wallpaper-like pattern of Magnavision Home Video logos being "revealed" on the top left and bottom right corners, the Magnavision Home Video logo is seen at the top of the screen. Below is the following warning text (all centered), with the word "WARNING" in a Arial-like font and the rest in white:

WARNING

'''THE UNAUTHORIZED REPRODUCTION, DISTRIBUTION, RENTAL OR PUBLIC PERFORMANCE, WHETHER OR NOT FOR PROFIT, OF THE COPYRIGHTED WORK CONTAINED IN THIS VIDEO DISC MAY CONSTITUTE CRIMINAL COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT WHICH IS PUNISHABLE BY IMPRISONMENT RANGING FROM A MINIMUM PERIOD OF ONE (1) YEAR AND A FINE OF FIFTY THOUSAND PESOS (P50,000) TO A MAXIMUM OF NINE (9) YEARS AND A FINE OF ONE MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND PESOS (P1,500,000).

COPYRIGHT VIOLATIONS ARE ACTIVELY INVESTIGATED BY THE NATIONAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION, THE PHILIPPINE NATIONAL POLICE, AND THE OPTICAL MEDIA BOARD.'''

Technique: None.

Audio: None.

Availability: Seen on releases of films distributed by Magnavision Home Video during this time period, such as Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children (2005) and The Kite Runner (2007).

6th Warning (2015-)
Warning: Same as the previous warning and similar to the 1990-2005 North American MGM Home Entertainment warning screen, but the background is black, the Magnavision Home Video logo is superimposed on the top right of the screen in white without a background color, and the warning text is in the Myriad font, displayed like this:

WARNING

'''THE UNAUTHORIZED REPRODUCTION, DISTRIBUTION, RENTAL OR PUBLIC PERFORMANCE, WHETHER OR NOT FOR PROFIT, OF THE COPYRIGHTED WORK CONTAINED IN THIS VIDEO DISC MAY CONSTITUTE CRIMINAL COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT WHICH IS PUNISHABLE BY IMPRISONMENT RANGING FROM A MINIMUM PERIOD OF ONE (1) YEAR AND A FINE OF FIFTY THOUSAND PESOS (P50,000) TO A MAXIMUM OF NINE (9) YEARS AND A FINE OF ONE MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND PESOS (1,500,000).

COPYRIGHT VIOLATIONS ARE ACTIVELY INVESTIGATED BY THE NATIONAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION, THE PHILIPPINE NATIONAL POLICE, AND THE OPTICAL MEDIA BOARD.'''

Technique: Unknown

Audio: None.

Availability: Same as the previous warning.

Legacy: The peso sign in the "P1,500,000" part of the body text is missing.