Filmpac Video (Warning Screen)
From the Audiovisual Identity Database, the motion graphics museum
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1st Warning (1987-1988)
Visuals: On a black background, the following text fades in and out:
licensed the picture and
soundtrack contained in this
video cassette for private home
use only.
It is an infringement of
Australian Copyright Laws to
copy, reproduce, show in public,
including hotels and motels, in
whole or in part.
Violators are subject to crimina
and or civil prosecution.
Technique: Fading effects.
Audio: Same as the Video Classics warning.
Availability: Seen on 1987-1988 Filmpac releases in Australia. [Examples?]
2nd Warning (1988-Early 1990s)
Visuals: On a black background, there is the white word "WARNING". Below it is a blue line, and the following text scrolls up beneath it:
1. COPY THIS FILM.
2. SELL OR HIRE INFRINGING COPIES.
3. HAVE INFRINGING COPIES IN YOUR POSSESSION FOR SALE OR HIRE.
4. THIS CASSETTE IS FOR
PRIVATE VIEWING
ONLY AND MUST NOT
BE SCREENED IN
PUBLIC.
FAILURE TO OBSERVE
THIS WARNING
RENDERS SUBSTANTIAL
PENALTIES.
Technique: Scrolling effects.
Audio: None.
Availability: Seen on Filmpac Home Video releases in Australia from the late 1980s. It was also seen on some Palace Entertainment Corporation and Pickwick Video releases in Australia. [Examples?]
