Warner Bros. Discovery Home Entertainment/Warning Screens

1st Warning (1978-1981)
WCI FBI Warning

Warning: On a black background, we see a black square on the left, with the FBI logo in white with "FBI" in a somewhat different font, kind of skinny. On the right, we see a white box (with a rounded right side) with "WARNING" in red and generic warning text below "WARNING".

Variant: On 10, the warning screen faded to the Orion Pictures logo.

FX/SFX: None, except on 1980-1981 releases when this cuts right to the WCI/WHV logo.

Music/Sounds: None.

Availability: On all WCI/Warner Home Video releases from 1978-1981, such as Dirty Harry and All the President's Men.

Editor's Note: None.

2nd Warning (1981-2004)
Warning: On a black background, we see a black square on the left with the standard FBI logo in white, and the generic "$250,000" text in a white box on the right with the red word "WARNING" on the top.

Trivia: Unlike most other major and mini-major studios, Warner Home Video never used a Spanish version of this warning screen.

Variants:
 * On some tapes, a "shadow" effect on the "WARNING" text has been spotted.
 * On some tapes from 1981-1986, the whole thing was on a white background (Title 17, United Stats Code, Section 506 version)
 * There is another version in which the FBI seal was slightly larger and the right side of the white box was rounded.
 * There is a smoother version that faded in and out intact, apparently from a character generator, with a bolder "FBI" lettering and cleaner text, on some tapes.
 * Another version appears to be digitally generated, with thin, spaced-out "FBI" text.
 * There is also a version where the whole thing is on a blue background.
 * On the 1983 laserdisc of Risky Business, "WARNING" is in a wider font, and everything is in black, but "FBI", the seal, "WARNING" and the warning text (Title 17, United States Code, Section 506 version) is in white.
 * Shout! Factory DVD Releases also used this, except the FBI seal is colored.
 * On BWE Video releases, "FBI" is spaced out.
 * Chronicle Videocassettes has a taped version that shows "FBI" in a bolder font and the warning text ("$250,000" version) & header in a different font, and fades in and out.
 * Pioneer, Allied Artists Classics (which peels up all sides into the logo) & MPI Home Video, and Reel to Reel Ministries (which lack the FBI seal) use versions that have slightly different text arrangements and a color FBI seal.

FX/SFX: None, but this cuts right to the WHV (on 1981-1985 releases) or Embassy Home Entertainment (see below) logo.

Music/Sounds: None.

Availability: On all Warner Home Video releases from 1981-2004. Also seen on some tapes released by Strand/VCI and the Video Collection, as well as certain Orion Home Video, Diamond Entertainment and later Magnum Entertainment releases. The "shadow" version was exclusive to Rhino Home Video releases. The version with the white background can be found on Mean Streets, Superman II, The Enforcer, and Death Wish II, as well as other WHV titles on VHS and Beta from 1981-1986, a few from Embassy Home Entertainment (including the 1983 release of Carbon Copy), VCI Home Video (including Pinocchio with Sandy Duncan and Danny Kaye), and RKO Home Video. The white background variation can also be seen on some VHS re-releases such as the 1986 release of The Road Warrior. The rounded right side version was intact on certain Orion Home Video releases and several Warner Reprise Video/Warner Music Vision releases, as well as Shapiro Glickenhaus Home Video releases by Southgate Entertainment. The smoother version that faded in and out was sighted on Hemdale Home Video releases. The digitally generated version is rare, and was only seen on DVDs released between November-December 2004, such as Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, A Home at the End of the World, A Cinderella Story, and the Volume 3 DVD set of Adult Swim's Aqua Teen Hunger Force. The blue background version can be found on MTM Home Video releases and a few Random House Home Video releases. The Shout! Factory Version with a colored FBI Seal was on some Shout! Factory DVDs such as Sonic the Hedgehog: The Complete Series DVD and The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3: The Complete Series DVD. This warning is also seen on VideoTec releases, such as the 1992 screener VHS of Tugs: Munitions & Pirates. This also made a surprise appearance on the MGM/UA Home Video Laserdisc Sampler from 1990 and on the 1982 CBS/FOX Video CED release of Alien.

Editor's Note:

3rd Warning (1981-1983)
Warning: On a blue background, the following white text scrolls upward:

ANY DISTRIBUTION, SALE, RENTAL OR EXHIBITION OR PERFORMANCE IN PUBLIC (FOR A FEE OR FREE) IS STRICTLY PROHIBITED AND VIOLATES THE COPY '''RIGHT LAWS OF CANADA. FAILURE TO''' COMPLY WITH THESE RESTRICTIONS EXPOSES YOU TO LIABILITY BY WAY OF FINE, DAMAGES, CONFISCATION OF INFRINGING COPIES, AND IN THE CASE OF A REPEATED OFFENSE, IMPRISONMENT.

Variants: Sometimes, the warning scrolls faster than usual.

FX/SFX: The scrolling.

Music/Sounds: None, though the first half of the United Artists "Turning UA" theme can be heard over this warning on a copy of the Canadian Warner VHS of Casablanca.

Availability: Seen on early Canadian cassettes from Warner Home Video, including Casablanca.

Editor's Note: None.

4th Warning (1981)
Warning: On a blue background, we see the white word "WARNING". White rental warning text scrolls upward.

FX/SFX: The scrolling of the warning text.

Music/Sounds: None.

Availability: Pretty tough to come across. This was only used for a year on "For-Rental-Only" prints, such as Superman II, The Enforcer, Excalibur and Dirty Harry, and later "For-Rental-Only" releases, such as Chariots of Fire, did not have this at all.

Editor's Note: None.

5th Warning (1982-)
Warning: On a blue background, white text scrolls upward. The text is in English and then French.

Variant: An early version of this warning exists, in which text is in a different font, scrolls upward slower, and slightly spaced out. This version lasted until around 1984.

FX/SFX: The text scrolling.

Music/Sounds: None.

Availability: At the end of all DVD releases from Warner Home Video, up to the present day. This also appears on Canadian VHS releases from Warner Home Video, and this includes all the titles in the Hollywood Gold series. The titles with the early variant of the warning include the 1983 release of THX-1138.

Editor's Note: None.

6th Warning (2000)
Warning: The bumper starts with a montage of scenes from Batman: The Animated Series, featuring Batman looking over Gotham City and springing into action. As Batman leaps down toward the viewer, his cape covers the screen and reveals a warning screen. On the left is a silhouette of Batman in front of a red moon (from the show's closing credits), while on the right is the warning text (with "FBI" in a Times font and the rest in an Arial font) situated between the open gates of Wayne Manor.

FX/SFX: There are clouds moving left to right on the warning screen.

Music/Sounds: An excerpt of Shirley Walker's score for Batman: The Animated Series.

Availability: Seen on a few Warner Bros. Family Entertainment titles from 2000, including Scooby-Doo and the Alien Invaders and Scooby-Doo's Creepiest Capers, as well as reprints of The Goonies and Scooby-Doo's Greatest Mysteries.

Editor's Note: This is an entertaining and creative warning screen.

7th Warning (2000)
Warning: The bumper starts with a scene from Superman: The Animated Series, in which Superman flies above the city of Metropolis. After Superman flies into the camera, the scene cuts to a black screen with a red, fuzzy version of Superman's trademark "S"-shield slowly zooming in. Superimposed over the screen is the standard warning text in a digital-looking font, which appears as if a computer screen was being turned on.

FX/SFX: The warning text appearing, and the "S"-shield zooming in.

Music/Sounds: A shortened version of Shirley Walker's theme from Superman: The Animated Series.

Availability: Only known to appear on My Dog Skip.

Editor's Note: Like the previous warning, this one is very entertaining.

8th Warning (2004-2013)
Warning: On a light blue/dark blue gradient background, we see the now-current FBI warning logo, in color with a white box in front of it, reading "FBI ANTI-PIRACY WARNING". Under it, a one-paragraph generic text is seen.

FX/SFX: None.

Music/Sounds: None.

Availability: Seen on all WHV releases from 2004 to 2013. Among the first releases to use this were ''Yu-Gi-Oh! The Movie, Kangaroo Jack: G'Day, U.S.A.!, and Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban''. Also seen on releases by a few other companies (often unrelated), including later releases by Bandai Entertainment and TimeWarner-owned New Line Home Entertainment.

Editor's Note: None.

9th Warning (2008-)
Warning: On a black background is a blue/black gradient box with rounded edges, which has whitish-blue lines inside it. In the box is the following: on top is the no symbol (a red circle with a diagonal line) which has "SUPPORT ANTI-PIRACY" in very small white letters on the circle. Inside it is "PIRACY" in white. Below that is "5 YEARS IN FEDERAL PRISON", in gold with a line below, and at the bottom, also in gold, is "FINES OF $250,000" with a line above it. Each is sandwiching a big red "WARNING". Over the word "WARNING" is some warning text in white.

FX/SFX: None.

Music/Sounds: None.

Availability: Appears on pre-2013 releases from Warner Home Video, such as The Hangover (R-Rated Edition only; the Unrated Edition used the previous warning) and The Blind Side. However, some releases, such as Saints: Road to XLIV used the 8th warning. Although it no longer appears on movie releases, it is still used on releases of television shows such as Adventure Time.

Editor's Note: None.

1st Warning (1980s-2004)
Warning: On a blue background, white warning text scrolls up in smaller print.

Variants:
 * Around 1981-1982, the warning text was on a simple static screen.
 * Around 1983, the warning text started scrolling for the first time. The text was also expanded.
 * Around the time Warner started offering its cassettes for sale in the UK, another variant appeared with different text scrolling at a faster rate. Also, a duplication screen appears before it.

FX/SFX: The text scrolling.

Music/Sounds: None.

Availability: Seen on British tapes and DVDs, including Superman 2, A Fistful of Dollars, and Camelot. Until 1986, the warning appeared at the start of the tape. After that, it only appeared at the end. One of the last releases to have it at the front is the rental VHS of Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment.

Editor's Note: None.

2nd Warning (1999-)
Warning: On a black background, we see the following text:

'UK AND IRELAND '''The copyright proprietor has licensed this DVD (including its soundtrack) for private home use only. All other rights are reserved.''' The definition of home use excludes the use of this DVD at locations such as clubs, coaches, hospitals, hotels, oil rigs, prisons and schools. Any unauthorized copying, editing, exhibition, renting, exchanging, hiring, lending, public performance diffusion and/or broadcasting of this DVD, or any part thereof, is strictly prohibited and any such action establishes liability for a civil action and may give rise to criminal prosecution. This DVD is not to be exported, distributed and/or sold by way of trade outside the EU without a proper license from Warner Home Video. Sales and/or rental rights for this DVD are specified on the original packaging of this DVD.'

Language Variants:
 * English (separate variants for the UK/Ireland, India and South Africa)
 * Spanish (separate variants for Spain and Latin America)
 * Portuguese (separate variants for Portugal and Brazil)
 * German (separate variants for Germany/Austria/Luxembourg and Switzerland)
 * French (separate variants for France/Belgium/Luxembourg and Switzerland)
 * Italian (separate variants for Italy and Switzerland)
 * Dutch
 * Swedish
 * Norwegian
 * Danish
 * Finnish
 * Korean
 * Polish
 * Russian
 * Chinese
 * Czech
 * Arabic
 * Hungarian
 * Turkish
 * Romanian
 * Hebrew
 * Croatian
 * Bulgarian
 * Thai
 * Hindi
 * Indonesian
 * Greek
 * Icelandic
 * Bosnian
 * Slovenian
 * Albanian
 * Macedonian
 * Estonian
 * Latvian
 * Lithuanian

Variant: In some DVDs, "UK AND IRELAND" is replaced by "WARNING".

FX/SFX: None, unless you count the transitions.

Music/Sounds: None, but some DVDs use an applause when the screen changes.

Availability: Appears at the end of most European/African/Middle Eastern/Indian DVD releases by the company.

Editor's Note: None.

1st Warning (1980-1986)
Warning: We see the Warning screen scrolling up. On a white background, we see the blue underlined word "WARNING" in a large futuristic font. Below it is blue warning text in a Kabel font.

FX/SFX: The text scrolling.

Music/Sounds: None.

Availability: Seen on the company's Australian releases of the era.

Editor's Note: None.

2nd Warning (1986-2004)
Warning: On a white background, blue warning text scrolls up in a Courier font and in capitals.

FX/SFX: The text scrolling.

Music/Sounds: None.

Availability: Appears on Australian VHS and DVD releases by the company, as well as MGM's Australian releases from 1990 to 2000.

Editor's Note: None.

3rd Warning (2000-)
Warning: Same as the British warning, but the header is always "WARNING".

FX/SFX: Same as the British warning.

Music/Sounds: Same as the British warning.

Availability: Seen on most Australian DVD releases by the company.

Editor's Note: None.

1st Warning (1990-1995)
Warning: On an iris background, we see the following text scroll up from the bottom of the screen before settling in the center:

Esta fita foi gravada em equipamento profissional de última geração, obedecendo a padrões técnícos rigorosos adotados internacionalmente. Apesar desse cuidado, a reprodução no seu equipamento poderá apresentar pequenas variações na parte superior ou inferior, da imagem, provocadas por diferença de ajuste entre a máquina geradora e o seu reprodutor. (This tape was recorded in state-of-the-art professional equipment, complying with strict technical standards adopted internationally. Despite this care, the reproduction in your equipment may show slight variations in the upper or lower part of the image, caused by difference in adjustment between the generating machine and its reproducer.)

The text then scrolls up to the top of the screen, making room for the following text:

Por estar sujeito a esse tipo de ocorréncia, o seu videocassete foi equipado com o ajuste de 'TRACKING'. Manifestando-se esse desajuste, gire o botão de 'TRACKING' para a esquerda ou direita até que a imagem na tela de seu televisor se estabilize. Caso as variações persistam durante toda a reprodução da fita, entre em contato com: (Because it is subject to this type of occurrence, your VCR has been equipped with the 'TRACKING' adjustment. If this malfunction manifests, turn the 'TRACKING' knob to the left or right until the image on your television screen stabilizes. If the variations persist throughout the tape playback, contact:)

The text then scrolls up to make room for the address:

'WARNER HOME VIDEO '''Av. Juscelino Kubitschek de Oliveira, 1830 (Juscelino Kubitschek de Oliveira Avenue, 1830)''' '''Condomínio São Luiz - Torre 1 - 2° Andar. (São Luiz Condominium - Tower 1 - 2nd Floor.)''' CEP 04543 - ITAIM BIBI Tel. (011)820-6777 São Paulo - SP'

The address is, in turn, replaced by the following text:

'DIREITOS AUTORAIS RESERVADOS' '''A reprodução integral ou parcial do conteúdo desta fita é expressamente proibida. Os infratores estarão sujeitos ás penalidades previstas em lei. (The full or partial reproduction of the contents of this tape is strictly prohibited. Violators will be subject to the penalties provided by law.)'''

Variant: A later variant has the words "WARNER HOME VIDEO" and "São Paulo - SP" in a smaller font.

FX/SFX: The text scrolling.

Music/Sounds: None.

Availability: Rare. Found on Brazilian Warner tapes of the time, such as A Troll in Central Park (Um Duende no Parque).

Editor's Note: None.

2nd Warning (1995-1997)
Warning: Same as the previous warning, but with the following changes:
 * The word "o" before "ajuste" is omitted.
 * All instances of the word "'TRACKING'" now have double quotation marks instead of single.
 * The words "WARNER HOME VIDEO" and "São Paulo - SP" are smaller.
 * The last piece of text is replaced by the following text, which keeps scrolling:

'ADVERTÊNCIA (WARNING): A cópia da obra audiovisual contida neste videocassete -incluindo sua trilha sonora- destina-se exclusivamente á exibição privada, e locação para exibição privada, proibida toda e qualquer outra forma de utilização, tal como: (The copy of the audiovisual work contained in this videocassette -including its soundtrack- is intended exclusively for private viewing, and rental for private viewing, any and all other forms of use are prohibited, such as:) - exibição pública, (public viewing,) - comunicação ao público por televisão ou televisão do cabo, (communication to the public by television or cable television,) '''- reprodução de novas cópias. (reproduction of new copies.)''' '''a violação dos direitos exclusivos do produtor e do distribuidor licenciado, sobre esta obra audiovisual, é crime (Art. 184 do Código Penal). (violation of the exclusive rights of the licensed producer and distributor over this audiovisual work is a crime (Art. 184 of the Criminal Code).)

FX/SFX: The text scrolling.

Music/Sounds: None.

Availability: Rare. Seen on Brazilian tapes of Warner Bros. cartoons like Taz-Mania.

Editor's Note: None.

3rd Warning (1997-2002)
Warning: Same as the previous warning, but with the following changes:
 * The background is blue.
 * The word "no" on the second sentence is replaced by "em".
 * The word "diferença" is pluralized, becoming "diferenças".
 * The third sentence of the second piece of text and the address after it are both removed.
 * The first instance of the word "privada" has no comma after it.
 * The word "sendo" is added before "proibida".
 * The phrases "exibição pública", "comunicaçãoao público por televisão ou televisão do cabo", "reproduçãode novas cópias" and "a violação" are now capitalized.

FX/SFX: The text scrolling.

Music/Sounds: None.

Availability: Uncommon. Available on the Brazilian releases of The King and I (O Rei e Eu) and Pokémon the Movie 2000 (Pokémon - O Filme 2000).

Editor's Note: None.

1st Warning (1984-1996)
Same as the Argentina Video Home warning screens.

2nd Warning (2000?-2005?)
Warning: On a black background, we see the following text scroll up:

ADVERTENCIA: El titular del derecho de autor ha licenclado esta película (incluyendo su banda sonora) en video cassette para vldeo home solamente. Todos los demás derechos están reservados. La definición del uso de video home excluye el uso de este video cassette en lugares como clubes, iglesias. hospitales, hoteles, plataformas de extracclón de petróleo, prisiones y escuelas. Cualquier copiado, edición, exhibición, alquiler, intercambio, préstamo, difuslón pública y/o emisión de este videocassette, o una parte de el, está estrictamente prohiblda y cualquier acción de éstas establece la responsabilidad de acciones civiles y puede dar origen a sanciones criminales. (WARNING: The copyright holder has licensed this film (including its soundtrack) on video cassette for home video only. All other rights are reserved. The definition of the use of video home excludes the use of this video cassette in places such as clubs, churches. hospitals, hotels, oil extraction platforms, prisons and schools. Any copying, editing, exhibition, rental, exchange, loan, public broadcast and/or broadcast of this videocassette, or a part of it, is strictly prohibited and any action by them establishes liability for civil actions and may give rise to criminal sanctions.) '''Este videocassette es vendido/alquilado bajo la condición de que no pueda ser vendido, alquilado, exportado o dlstribuido comercialmente sin la licencia correspondiente de Warner Home Video. (This videocassette is sold/rented on the condition that it cannot be sold, rented, exported, or distributed commercially without the corresponding license from Warner Home Video.)

FX/SFX: The text scrolling.

Music/Sounds: None.

Availability: Uncommon. Found on the VHS of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Harry Potter y el Prisionero de Azkaban).

Editor's Note: None.

(1990's)
Warning: On a blue background, we see the following text:

'おことわり (Disclaimer) '''このビデオ・プログラムに関する総ての権利は著作権者に留保され、ワーナー・ホーム・ビデオは家庭内鑑賞を目的とした販売及びレンタルに限って許諾されています. (All rights relating to this video program are reserved to the copyright holders, and Warner Home Video is licensed for sale and rental purposes for home viewing only.)''' '''それ以外の使用や、無断でこれを複製・上映放映改変等することは現に禁止されており、違反した場合は刑事罰及び民事罰を将来することになります. (Any other use or unauthorized duplication, screening or modification of it is currently prohibited, and any violation will result in criminal and civil penalties in the future.)

FX/SFX: None.

Music/Sounds: None.

Availability: Rare. Found on the Japanese VHS of Unforgiven (許されざる者).

Editor's Note: None.

1st Warning (1993?-1999?)
Warning: On a black background, we see the following text:

Das auf diesem Bildtonträger enthaltene Programm ist nur zur Vorführung im privaten Bereich für nichtgewerbliche Zwecke lizensiert. Jede darüber hinausgehende Nutzung, wie z.B. unerlaubte Vervielfältigung, öffentliche Vorführung, Sendung oder sonstige gewerbliche Nutzung ist verboten, es sei denn, es liegt eine ausdrückliche schriftliche Genehmigung der WHV GmbH vor. Eine Verletzung dieses Verbots zieht zivil- und/oder strafrechtlinhe Verfolgung nach sich. (The program contained on this picture carrier is only licensed for demonstration in the private sector for non-commercial purposes. Any other use, such as unauthorized duplication, public demonstration, broadcasting or other commercial use is prohibited unless there is an expressed written approval from WHV GmbH. Violation of this prohibition will result in civil and/or criminal prosecution.)

FX/SFX: None.

Music/Sounds: None.

Availability: Uncommon. Found on German tapes at the time, such as Animals Are Beautiful People 2 (Die lustige Welt der Tiere 2) and Space Jam.

Editor's Note: None.

2nd Warning (2000-2004)
Warning: On a black background, we see part of the following text appear:

WARNUNG (WARNING) '''Das auf dieser VHS enthaltene Programm (einschließlich des Soundtracks) und deren Ausstattung sind urheberrechtlich geschützt. (The program contained on this VHS (including the soundtrack) and its equipment are protected by copyright.)''' '''Das Programm ist ausschließlich zur Vorführung für nicht gewerbliche Zwecke im privaten Bereich lizensiert. Alle darüber hineusgehenden Rechte sind dem Lizenzgeber vorbehalten. (Die Nutzung für nicht gewerbliche Zwecke im privaten Bereich beinhaltet nicht die Vorführung in Clubs, Hotels, Reisebussen, Krankenhäusern, Gefängnissen, Schulen, auf Bohrinseln etc.) Jegliche darüber hinausgehende Nutzung des auf dieser VHS unerlaubte Vervielfältigung, Kürzung, Vermietung, öffentliche Vorführung, und/oder Sendung ist untersagt; es sei denn, es liegt eine ausdrückliche schriftlictre Genehmigung des Lizenzgebers vor. (The program is only licensed for demonstration for non-commercial purposes in the private sector. All rights beyond that are reserved to the licensor. (The use for non-commercial purposes in the private area does not include the demonstration in clubs, hotels, coaches, hospitals, prisons, schools, on drilling rigs etc.) Any other use of the reproduction, reduction, rental, public demonstration that is illegal on this VHS, and/or shipment is prohibited; unless the licensor has given an expressed written approval.)''' '''Zuwiderhandlungen werden zivil- und/oder strafrechtlich verfolgt. Die Ausfuhr und/oder der Vertrieb dieser VHS in Staaten außerhalb der Europäischen Gemeinschaft bedürfen der vorherigen schriftlichen Genehmigung von Warner Home Video. Handelt es sich bei dieser VHS um einen Verkaufsbiidtonträger ohne Vermietrecht für den autorisierten Handel - Näheres entnehmen Sie bitte den Hinweisen auf der Originalverpackung dieser VHS - sind darüber hinaus die Vermietung und/oder der Verleih untersagt. (Violations will be prosecuted under civil and/or criminal law. The export and/or distribution of this VHS to countries outside the European Community require the prior written approval of Warner Home Video. If this VHS is a sales picture carrier without a rental right for authorized dealers - for more information, please see the information on the original packaging of this VHS - rental and/or lending is also prohibited.)

FX/SFX: The text scrolling.

Music/Sounds: None.

Availability: Uncommon. Found on the German tapes of the first Harry Potter films.

Editor's Note: None.

3rd Warning (2000-)
Warning: Same as the British warning, but the text is replaced by the following:

'DEUTSCHLAND/ÖSTERREICH/LUXEMBOURG WARNUNG: Das auf dieser DVD enthaltene Programm (einschließlich des Soundtracks) und deren Ausstattung sind urheberrechtlich geschützt. '''Das Programm ist ausschließlich zur Vorführung für nicht gewerbliche Zwecke im privaten Bereich lizenziert. Alle weiteren Rechte sind dem Lizenzgeber vorbehalten.''' Die Nutzung für nicht gewerbliche Zwecke im privaten Bereich beinhaltet nicht die Vorführung in Ciubs, Reisebussen, Krankenhäusern, Hotels, Gefängnissen, Schulen, auf Bohrinseln, etc. Jegliche darüber hinausgehende Nutzung des auf dieser DVD enthaltenen Programms oder Teilen davon, z.B. die öffentliche Vorführung, unerlaubte Vermietung, Kürzung, Vervielfältigung und/oder Sendung ist untersagt. '''Zuwiderhandlungen werden zivil- und/oder strafrechtlich verfolgt. Die Ausfuhr und/oder der Vertrieb dieser DVD in Staaten außerhalb der Europäischen Gemeinschaft bedürfen der vorherigen Genehmigung durch Warner Home Video.''' Handelt es sich bei dieser DVD um einen Verkaufsbildtonträger für den autorisierten Handel - Näheres entnehmen Sie bitte den Hinweisen auf der Originalverpackung dieser DVD - sind darüber hinaus Vermietung und/oder Verleih untersagt.'

Translation: GERMANY/AUSTRIA/LUXEMBOURG - WARNING: The programs (including the soundtrack) contained on this DVD and their equipment are protected by copyright. The program is licensed for demonstration for non-commercial purposes in the private sector only. All other rights are reserved to the licensor. The use for non-commercial purposes in the private sector does not include the demonstration in ciubs, coaches, hospitals, hotels, prisons, schools, on oil rigs, etc. Any other use of the program contained on this DVD or parts thereof, e.g. public performance, unauthorized leasing, shortening, duplication and/or broadcasting is prohibited. Violations will be prosecuted under civil and/or criminal law. The export and/or distribution of this DVD to countries outside of the European Community require prior approval from Warner Home Video. If this DVD is a sales audio and video carrier for authorized dealers - please refer to the information on the original packaging of this DVD for more details - rental and/or lending are also prohibited.

FX/SFX: Same as the British warning.

Music/Sounds: Same as the British warning.

Availability: Seen on most European/African/Middle Eastern/Indian/Australian DVD releases.

Editor's Note: None.

1st Warning (1990's-2000's)
Warning: On a blue background, we see the following text scroll up:

'ADVERTENCIA (WARNING) '''La grabación contenida en esta videocassette (incluyendo la banda sonora) está protegida por la Ley de Propiedad Intelectual y el Código Penal. (The recording contained in this videocassette (including the soundtrack) is protected by the Intellectual Property Law and the Criminal Code.)''' '''Quien reproduzca, distribuya y/o comunique públicamente toda o parte de la grabación sin la autorización expresa del titular de los derechos de propriedad intelectual, incurrirá en un delito previsto en el artículo 270 del vigente Código Penal, con penas de hasta 4 años de cárcel y multa de hasta 36 millones de pesetas. (Whoever reproduces, distributes and/or communicates publicly all or part of the recording without the express authorization of the owner of the intellectual property rights, will incur a crime provided for in article 270 of the current Penal Code, with penalties of up to 4 years in prison and a fine of up to 36 million pesetas.)''' '''Se autoriza exclusivamente el uso domestico de esta videocassette, quedando expresamente prohibida la comunicación pública de esta grabación por televisión de cualquier tipo, video comunitario, transporte público, establecimiento de hostelería y lo cualquier otro medio de difusión que carezca de la autorización previa y expresa del titular de los derechos. (The domestic use of this videocassette is exclusively authorized, forbidding the public communication of this recording by television of any kind, community video, public transport, hotel establishment and any other means of diffusion that lacks the prior and express authorization of the rights holder.)

After the text disappears, the following text fades in:

"ESTA VIDEOCASSETTE Y SU CONTENIDO ESTA DESTINADA A SER VENDIDA Y/O ALQUILADA SOLAMENTE DENTRO DE LA U.E. (UNION EUROPEA) Y DE LOS PAISES MIEMBROS DE LA ASOCIACION EUROPEA DE LIBRE COMERCIO Y NO PARA SU EXPORTACION." ("THIS VIDEOCASSETTE AND ITS CONTENT IS INTENDED TO BE SOLD AND/OR RENTED ONLY WITHIN THE E.U. (EUROPEAN UNION) AND THE MEMBER STATES OF THE EUROPEAN FREE TRADE ASSOCIATION AND NOT FOR EXPORT.")

FX/SFX: The text scrolling and fading.

Music/Sounds: None.

Availability: Uncommon. Found on Spanish releases including the Harry Potter films.

Editor's Note: None.

2nd Warning (2000-)
Warning: Same as the British warning, but the text is replaced by the following:

'ESPAÑA '''ATENCION: El propietario del "copyright" ha licenciado este DVD (incluyendo su banda sonora) única y exclusivamente para su uso doméstico. Todos los demás derechos están reservados.''' El término "uso doméstico" implica la prohibicíó de utilizar este DVD en lugares tales como clubs sociales, autobuses, trenes, hospitales, hoteles, plataformas petrolíferas, prisiones, y lugaras de enseñanza. cualquier copia no autorizada, edición, exhibición, alquiler, intercambio, préstamo, exhibición pública, y/o retransmisión de este DVD o de alguna parte del mismo, sin autorización expresa, están terminantemente prohibidos y la realización de cualquiera de estas actividades haría incurrir en responsabilidad civil y podría dar lugar a actuaciones penales. Este DVD no debe ser exportado, distribuido y/o vendido bajo cualquier modalidad comercial fuera de la Unión Europea sin la autorización expresa de WARNER HOME VIDEO. '''Los derechos de venta y/o alquiler de este DVD están específicamente recogidos en la carátula original de este DVD. ATENCION: El propietario del "copyright" ha licenciado este DVD (íncluyendo su banda sonora) única y exclusivamente para uso doméstico. Todos los demás derechos están reservados.

Translation: SPAIN - ATTENTION: The copyright owner has licensed this DVD (including its soundtrack) solely and exclusively for domestic use. All other rights are reserved. The term "domestic use" implies the prohibition of using this DVD in places such as social clubs, buses, trains, hospitals, hotels, oil rigs, prisons, and places of learning. Any unauthorized copying, editing, exhibition, rental, exchange, loan, public exhibition, and/or retransmission of this DVD or any part of it, without express authorization, is strictly prohibited and the performance of any of these activities would incur in civil liability and could lead to criminal proceedings. This DVD must not be exported, distributed and/or sold under any commercial modality outside the European Union without the express authorization of WARNER HOME VIDEO. The rights to sell and/or rent this DVD are specifically set out on the original cover of this DVD. ATTENTION: The copyright owner has licensed this DVD (including its soundtrack) solely and exclusively for domestic use. All other rights are reserved.

FX/SFX: Same as the British warning.

Music/Sounds: Same as the British warning.

Availability: Seen on most European/African/Middle Eastern/Indian/Australian DVD releases.

Editor's Note: None.

1st Warning (Late 1990's-Early 2000's)
Warning: On the background of the Warner Home Video logo, the following text scrolls up:

'''ATTENTION: LE DETENTEUR DES DROITS A CONCEDE UNE LICENCE SUR CETTE VHS (Y COMPRIS SA BANDE SONORE) POUR UNE UTILISATION PRIVEE DANS UN CADRE STRICTEMENT FAMILIAL. TOUS AUTRES DROITS SONT RESERVES.''' L'UTILISATION PRIVEE DANS UN CADRE STRICTEMENT FAMILIAL EXCLUT TOUS USAGES DE CETTE VHS DANS DES LIEUX TELS QUE LES CLUBS, LES AUTOBUS, LES HOPITAUX, LES HOTEL, LES PLATES-FORMES PETROLIERES, LES PRISONS ET LES ETABLISSEMENTS SCOLAIRES. TOUT MONTAGE, REPRODUCTION, LOCATION, ECHANGE, PRET, REPRESENTATION PUBLIQUE ET/OU DIFFUSION DE CETTE VHS, EN PARTIE OU EN TOTALITE, SANS AUTORISATION, EST STRICTEMENT INTERDIT ET TOUTE VIOLATION POURRA DONNER LIEU A UNE ACTION EN RESPONSABILITE CIVILE ET A DES POURSUITES PENALES. CETTE VHS NE PEUT ETRE EXPORTE, COMMERCIALISE OU DISTRIBUE EN DEHORS DE L'UNION EUROPEENNE SANS UNE LICENCE ADEQUATE DE WARNER HOME VIDEO. '''LA POSSIBILITE DE VENDRE ET/OU DE LOUER CETTE VHS EST SPECIFIEE SUR L'EMBALLAGE D'ORIGINE DE CETTE VHS. E.D.V.4 - D.I.V.4'''

Translation: ATTENTION: THE COPYRIGHT HOLDER HAS GRANTED A LICENSE ON THIS VHS (INCLUDING ITS SOUNDTRACK) FOR PRIVATE USE WITHIN A STRICTLY FAMILY FRAMEWORK. ALL OTHER RIGHTS ARE RESERVED. PRIVATE USE IN A STRICTLY FAMILY SETTING EXCLUDES ANY USE OF THIS VHS IN PLACES SUCH AS CLUBS, BUSES, HOSPITALS, HOTELS, OIL RIGS, PRISONS AND SCHOOLS. ANY ASSEMBLY, REPRODUCTION, RENTAL, EXCHANGE, LOAN, PUBLIC PERFORMANCE AND/OR DISTRIBUTION OF THIS VHS, IN PART OR IN WHOLE, WITHOUT AUTHORIZATION, IS STRICTLY PROHIBITED AND ANY VIOLATION MAY GIVE RISE TO CIVIL LIABILITY ACTION AND CRIMINAL PROSECUTION. THIS VHS MAY NOT BE EXPORTED, MARKETED OR DISTRIBUTED OUTSIDE THE EUROPEAN UNION WITHOUT AN APPROPRIATE LICENSE FROM WARNER HOME VIDEO. THE ABILITY TO SELL AND/OR RENT THIS VHS IS SPECIFIED ON THE ORIGINAL PACKAGING OF THIS VHS. E.D.V.4 - D.I.V.4

FX/SFX: The scrolling.

Music/Sounds: None.

Availability: Extremely rare. This was discovered on a French tape of The Perfect Storm (En Pleine Tempête).

2nd Warning (2000-)
Warning: Same as the British warning, but the text is replaced by the following:

' FRANCE, LUXEMBOURG, ET BELGIQUE  '''ATTENTION: Le détenteur des droits a concédé une licence sur ce DVD (y compris sa bande sonore) pour une utilisation privée dans un cadre strictement familial. Tous autres droits sont réservés.''' L'utilisation privée dans un cadre strictement familial exclut tous usages de ce DVD dans des lieux tels que les clubs, les autobus, les hôpitaux, les hôtel, les plates-formes pétrolières, les prisons et les établissements scolaires. Tout montage, reproduction, location, échange, prêt, représentation publique et/ou diffusion de ce DVD, en partie ou en totalité, sans autorisation, est strictement interdit et toute violation pourra donner lieu à une action en responsabilité civile et à des poursuites pénales. '''Ce DVD ne peut être exporté, commercialisé ou distribué en dehors de l'Union Européenne sans une licence adéquate de Warner Home Video. La possibilité de vendre et/ou de louer ce DVD est spécifiée sur l'emballage d'origine de ce DVD.

Translation: FRANCE, LUXEMBOURG, AND BELGIUM - ATTENTION: The copyright holder has granted a license on this DVD (including its soundtrack) for private use within a strictly family framework. All other rights are reserved. Private use in a strictly family setting excludes any use of this DVD in places such as clubs, buses, hospitals, hotels, oil rigs, prisons and schools. Any assembly, reproduction, rental, exchange, loan, public performance and/or distribution of this DVD, in part or in whole, without authorization, is strictly prohibited and any violation may give rise to civil liability action and criminal prosecution. This DVD may not be exported, marketed or distributed outside the European Union without an appropriate license from Warner Home Video. The ability to sell and/or rent this DVD is specified on the original packaging of this DVD.' '

Variant: In DVDs where the Belgian warning is listed separately, "FRANCE, LUXEMBOURG, ET BELGIQUE" is replaced by just "FRANCE".

FX/SFX: Same as the British warning.

Music/Sounds: Same as the British warning.

Availability: Seen on most European/African/Middle Eastern/Indian/Australian DVD releases.

Editor's Note: None.

(1990's)
Warning: On an azure background, the following text scrolls up:

ATTENZIONE: (WARNING:) '''Il film riprodotto in questa videocassetta (compresa la colonna sonora) è stato concenso in licenza del titolare del copyright alla Warner Home Video solo per uso privato. (The film reproduced in this videotape (including the soundtrack) was licensed by the copyright holder to Warner Home Video for private use only.)''' '''Tutti gli altri diritti sono riservati. (All other rights are reserved.)''' '''La limitazione all'uso privato esclude l'utilizzazione di questa videocassetta in luoghi quali club, mezzi di trasporto, ospedali, alberghi, cantieri, prigioni e scuole. (The restriction on private use excludes the use of this videotape in places such as clubs, means of transport, hospitals, hotels, construction sites, prisons and schools.)''' '''Sono rigorosamente vietati, se non autorizzati, la riproduzione, l'adattamento, l'esecuzione in publico, la diffusione e trasmissione televisiva di questa videocassetta o parti della stessa; ogni violazione sarà perseguita in sede civile e penale. (The reproduction, adaptation, public performance, broadcast and television transmission of this video tape or parts of it are strictly prohibited, if not authorized; any violation will be prosecuted in civil and criminal proceedings.)''' '''Inoltre questa videocassetta è destinata esclusivamente alla vendita ai privati. (Furthermore, this video tape is intended exclusively for sale to private individuals.)''' '''Sono pertanto espressamente vietato il noleggio, la locazione, il comodato o altra forma di commercializazzione diversa dalla vendita. (Therefore, rental, leasing, loan or other form of marketing other than sale is expressly prohibited.)''' '''Ogni violazione di quest'obbligo sarà punita ai sensi di legge. (Any violation of this obligation will be punished according to the law.) "PRODOTTO SOLO PER LA VENDITA ("PRODUCT FOR SALE ONLY") VIETATO IL NOLEGGIO" ("RENTAL IS FORBIDDEN")'

Variant: There's a variant with the following changes:
 * The colors are darker, resulting in a royal blue background and dijon text.
 * After "l'esecuzione in publico," the words "il noleggio da parte dei privati, il prestito," ("rental by private individuals, loan,") are added.
 * The sixth, seventh and eighth sentences are replaced by "Questa videocassetta è posta in commercio alla espressa condizione che essa non deve essere venduta, noleggiata, esportata, ceduta o distribuita al di fuori della CEE senza specifica autorizazzione della Warner Home Video Inc." ("This videotape is placed on the market under the express condition that it must not be sold, rented, exported, given away or distributed outside the EEC without specific authorization from Warner Home Video Inc.").
 * The message at the end is replaced by ""QUESTA VIDEOCASSETTA PUÒ ESSERE NOLEGGIATA O VENDUTA AI PRIVATI ESCLUSIVAMENTE PER USO DOMESTICO."" (""THIS VIDEOTAPE MAY BE RENTED OR SOLD TO PRIVATE INDIVIDUALS FOR DOMESTIC USE ONLY."").

FX/SFX: The text scrolling.

Music/Sounds: None.

Availability: Seen on Italian Warner Home Video VHS releases, such as Space Jam.

Editor's Note: None.

Netherlands/Belgium
Same as the BAF Video warning screen.