Arrow Film (Warning Screens)

From the Audiovisual Identity Database, the motion graphics museum


1st Warning (1989-1991)

Visuals: On a freeze frame of the very first part of the Arrow Film logo, with a red arrow pointing diagonally right, and a turquoise diagonal line, the following text scrolls up in a thin turquoise font:

Waarschuwing:
De op deze videocassette vastgelegde
audiovisuele werken zijn auteursrechtelijk
beschermd en mogen uitsluitend in
huiselijke kring worden vertoond.
Iedere andere vorm van gebruik van
de videocassette, daaronder begrepen
vertoning in het openbaar (zoals bijv.
door vertoning in horecagelegenheden,
in verenigings, bedrijfs of schoolverband,
of door bioscoopvertoning, televisie-
uitzending of kabeldistributie) kopiëren,
uitlenen, (door) verkopen, wijziging
of toevoeging eraan is zonder voor-
afgaande schriftelijke toestemming van
de auteursrechthebbende verboden.
Inbreuk op de auteursrecht is
strafbaar als misdrijf (art. 31 en 32
van de auteurswet).
Uitgebracht door Arrow Film.

When it finishes scrolling, it segues into the Arrow Film logo.

Translation:
Warning: The audiovisual works recorded on this videocassette are protected by copyright and may only be shown at home. Any other form of use of the videocassette, including display in public (such as, for example, by showing in catering establishments, in associations, companies or schools, or by cinema screening, television broadcast or cable distribution) copying, lending, (re)selling, modifying or adding to it is prohibited without the prior written permission of the copyright holder. Copyright infringement is punishable as a crime (Articles 31 and 32 of the Copyright Act). Released by Arrow Film.

Technique: Scrolling effects.

Audio: None.

Availability: Found on earlier Arrow Film VHS releases in the Netherlands, such as Honor Bound.

2nd Warning (1991-1992)

Visuals: On a green background, there is the white word "Waarschuwing:" scroll up with a line beneath it, followed by the following text:

De op deze videocassette
vastgelegde audiovisuele
werken zijn auteursrechtelijk
beschermd en mogen
uitsluitend in huiselijke kring
worden vertoond.
Iedere andere vorm van
gebruik van de cassette,
daar onder inbegrepen
vertoning in het openbaar
(zoals bijv. door vertoning
in horecagelegenheden,
in verenigings-, bedrijfs-
of schoolverband, of
door bioscoopvertoning,
televisie-uitzending of
kabeldistributie), kopiëren,
uitlenen, (door) verkopen,
wijziging of toevoeging
eraan is zonder
voorafgaande schriftelijke
toestemming van de
auteursrechthebbenden
verboden.

Inbreuk op de auteursrecht
is strafbaar als misdrijf
(art. 31 en 32 van de
auteurswet).

At the end, the words "Uitgebracht door Arrow Film" are beneath it.

Translation:
Warning: The audiovisual works recorded on this videocassette are protected by copyright and may only be shown at home. Any other form of use of the cassette, including public display (such as by showing in catering establishments, in associations, companies or schools, or by cinema screening, television broadcast or cable distribution), copying, lending, (re)selling, modifying or adding to it is prohibited without the prior written consent of the copyright holders. Copyright infringement is punishable as a crime (Articles 31 and 32 of the Copyright Act). Released by Arrow Film.

Technique: Scrolling effects.

Audio: None.

Availability: Seen on Family Reunion, though possibly on other Arrow Film tapes from the time, as well.

3rd Warning (1992-Mid 1990's)

Visuals: On a turquoise background with the faded Arrow Film logo, the white word "Waarschuwing:" with a red line beneath it scrolls up, followed by the following text:

De op deze videocassette
vastgelegde audiovisuele
werken zijn auteursrechtelijk
beschermd en mogen
uitsluitend in huiselijke kring
worden vertoond.
Iedere andere vorm van
gebruik van de cassette,
daar onder inbegrepen
vertoning in het openbaar
(zoals bijv. door vertoning
in horecagelegenheden,
in verenigings-, bedrijfs-
of schoolverband, of
door bioscoopvertoning,
televisie-uitzending of
kabeldistributie), kopiëren,
uitlenen, (door) verkopen,
wijziging of toevoeging
zonder voorafgaande
schriftelijke toestemming van
de auteursrechthebbenden
verboden.

Inbreuk op de auteursrecht
is strafbaar als misdrijf
(art. 31 en 32 van de
auteurswet)
.

At the end, there are the words "Uitgebracht door Arrow Film" , underlined and in the same colour as "Waarschuwing:".

Translation:
Warning: The audiovisual works recorded on this videocassette are protected by copyright and may only be shown at home. Any other form of use of the cassette, including public display (such as by showing in catering establishments, in associations, companies or schools, or by cinema screening, television broadcast or cable distribution), copying, lending, (re)selling, modifying or adding without the prior written consent of the copyright holders is prohibited. Copyright infringement is punishable as a crime (Articles 31 and 32 of the Copyright Act). Released by Arrow Film.

Technique: Scrolling effects.

Audio: None.

Availability: Seen on Arrow Film releases in the Netherlands, such as Daughter of Darkness and Too Beautiful to Die.

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