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'''{{PAGENAME}}''' was an Italian bootleg home video distributor that produced pirated copies of Disney's animated films from the pre-1950's. Although the company claimed that the films fell into Italy's public domain, Disney disputed this argunment and posted notices at video stores, warning customers that the tapes were illegally produced. |
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The final sentence on this case was issued in 2015, according to the Disney Tapes and More website, which also notes that a similar unauthorized distributor of these features in Italy, Walkman S.r.l., removed its releases of them from circulation at Disney's insistence. |
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=== External Links === |
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[https://www.mattystapes.it/vhs-eclecta-video/?doing_wp_cron=1729634435.6120579242706298828125 Eclecta Video on Matty's Tapes and More] |
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'''Legacy:''' This company is known to be infamous for making pirated bootleg copies of Disney's Pre-1940 Animated Films. It was presumed that these films had fallen into the public domain in Italy; Disney disputed this and posted notices at video stores warning customers that the Eclecta tapes of Disney product were illegal. Eclecta in turn responded with letters sent to the same stores insisting that their tapes of pre-1949 Disney cartoons were made within legal jurisdictions. The final sentence on this case was issued in 2015, according to the Disney Tapes and More website, which also notes that a similar unauthorized distributor of these features in Italy, Walkman S.r.l., removed its releases of them from circulation at Disney's insistence. |
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Background
Eclecta Video was an Italian bootleg home video distributor that produced pirated copies of Disney's animated films from the pre-1950's. Although the company claimed that the films fell into Italy's public domain, Disney disputed this argunment and posted notices at video stores, warning customers that the tapes were illegally produced.
The final sentence on this case was issued in 2015, according to the Disney Tapes and More website, which also notes that a similar unauthorized distributor of these features in Italy, Walkman S.r.l., removed its releases of them from circulation at Disney's insistence.
Logo (1990s?)
Visuals: On a dark yellow gradient background is the words "Eclecta Video" in a fancy-like font.
Technique: Traditional wipe-in effects.
Audio: None.
Availability: Seen on Italian pirate tapes of Disney's pre-1940 animated films like Pinocchio and Fantasia.
