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Screen (Late 1990s-Early 2000s)

Visuals: On a black background, the following text fades in, with all but the final 2 sentences being aligned to the left:

WARNING: IMPORTANT - PLEASE READ
The program portion of this tape has been
coated with a new substance called K.T.C. to
prevent illegal copying. K.T.C. only reacts when
subjected to the magnetic head fluctuation
caused by the record mode. If you have
already started to record this tape, we are
required by law to inform you that the K.T.C.
process may damage your VCR. K.T.C. will
not affect your VCR in the play mode. The tape
coated with K.T.C. does not begin for another
15 seconds. STOP RECORDING NOW.

Thank you for purchasing this video.
Enjoy the show!

After several seconds, it cuts to a second screen, consisting of the red word "WARNING" and a countdown starting at 15. When it gets to 1, it cuts to black.

Trivia: The K.T.C. substance on the tape does not exist, as proven in the Oddity Archive episode "Copy Protection Vol. 2".

Technique: Computer effects.

Audio: A male announcer reads the text, but his voice is sped up. He says "Stop recording now" with a pause between each word.

Audio Variant: On Ms. Finicky's Cat Adventure Video Vol. 1, the warning is silent.

Availability: Seen on a few VHS tapes released by Publisher's Choice Video and D.I.N "Do It Now" Inc., such as Cat Sitter, Dog Sitter, and Ms. Finicky's Cat Adventure Video Vol. 1. It may or may not be on some other tapes. According to this 2004 forum post, it also appears on a DVD version of Cat Sitter.

Legacy: One of the finest examples of fearmongering. Although it says that "K.T.C." is "activated" when one begins recording on a VCR, if one were to actually copy the tape onto another with two VCRs, the record mode would only be activated on the VCR dubbing the tape to a blank one, not on the one that is playing the tape. Furthermore, not only would it be very costly to manufacture tapes with this "substance" coated on a single part of the program, it'd also probably result in lawsuits over the distributor knowingly releasing a videotape that purposely destroys a VCR.

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-===(Late 1990s-Early 2000s) ===
+===Screen (Late 1990s-Early 2000s) ===
 [[file:KTCWarning.png|300px|center]]
-'''Warning:''' On a black background, we see the following text:
+'''Visuals:''' On a black background, the following text fades in, with all but the final 2 sentences being aligned to the left:
+<center>
-<center>{{Big|'''{{color|red|WARNING: IMPORTANT - PLEASE READ}}'''}}</center>
+{|
+|{{Big|{{Font|Arial|{{color|red|WARNING: IMPORTANT - PLEASE READ}}<br/>The program portion of this tape has been<br/>coated with a new substance called K.T.C. to<br/>prevent illegal copying. K.T.C. only reacts when<br/>subjected to the <u>magnetic head fluctuation</u><br/>caused by the record mode. If you have<br/>already started to record this tape, we are<br/>required by law to inform you that the K.T.C.<br/>process may damage your VCR. K.T.C. will<br/>not affect your VCR in the play mode. The tape<br/>coated with K.T.C. does not begin for another<br/>15 seconds. STOP RECORDING NOW.<br/><br/><center>Thank you for purchasing this video.<br/>Enjoy the show!</center>}}}}
+|}</center><br/>
+After several seconds, it cuts to a second screen, consisting of the red word "{{color|red|{{Font|Arial|WARNING}}}}" and a countdown starting at 15. When it gets to 1, it cuts to black.
-<center>{{Big|'''The program portion of this tape has been'''}}</center>
-<center>{{Big|'''coated with a new substance called K.T.C. to'''}}</center>
-<center>{{Big|'''prevent illegal copying. K.T.C. only reacts when'''}}</center>
-<center>{{Big|'''subjected to the <u>magnetic head fluctuation</u>'''}}</center>
-<center>{{Big|'''caused by the record mode. If you have'''}}</center>
-<center>{{Big|'''already started to record this tape, we are'''}}</center>
-<center>{{Big|'''required by law to inform you that the K.T.C.'''}}</center>
-<center>{{Big|'''process may damage your VCR. K.T.C. will'''}}</center>
-<center>{{Big|'''not affect your VCR in the play mode. The tape'''}}</center>
-<center>{{Big|'''coated with K.T.C. does not begin for another'''}}</center>
-<center>{{Big|'''15 seconds. STOP RECORDING NOW.'''}}</center><br/>
-<center>{{Big|'''Thank you for purchasing this video.'''}}</center>
-<center>{{Big|'''Enjoy the show!'''}}</center>
-After that a second screen appears, consisting of the {{color|red}} word "{{color|red|'''WARNING'''}}" and a countdown starting at 15. When it gets to 1, it cuts to black.
 '''Trivia:''' The K.T.C. substance on the tape does not exist, as proven in the ''Oddity Archive'' episode "Copy Protection Vol. 2".
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 '''Technique:''' Computer effects.
-'''Music/Sounds:''' A male announcer reads the text, but his voice is sped up to the point where he sounds like John Moschitta Jr. (a.k.a. "The Micro Machines Man" and Blurr from ''Transformers: The Movie''). He says "Stop recording now" with a pause between each word.
+'''Audio:''' A male announcer reads the text, but his voice is sped up. He says "Stop recording now" with a pause between each word.
-'''Music/Sounds Variant:''' ''On Ms. Finicky's Cat Adventure Video Vol. 1'', the warning is silent.
+'''Audio Variant:''' On ''Ms. Finicky's Cat Adventure Video Vol. 1'', the warning is silent.
-'''Availability:''' Seen on a ''Cat Sitter'' VHS released by Publisher's Choice Video and D.I.N "Do It Now" Inc. It may or may not be on some other tapes. According to [https://alt.music.mike-keneally.narkive.com/m5ZSr90x/k-t-c-copy-protection-what-the-hell this 2004 forum post], it also appears on a DVD version of ''Cat Sitter'', oddly enough.
+'''Availability:''' Seen on a few VHS tapes released by Publisher's Choice Video and D.I.N "Do It Now" Inc., such as ''Cat Sitter'', ''Dog Sitter'', and ''Ms. Finicky's Cat Adventure Video Vol. 1''. It may or may not be on some other tapes. According to [https://alt.music.mike-keneally.narkive.com/m5ZSr90x/k-t-c-copy-protection-what-the-hell this 2004 forum post], it also appears on a DVD version of ''Cat Sitter''.
-'''Legacy:''' One of the finest examples of fearmongering. Although it says that "K.T.C." is "activated" when one begins recording on a VCR, that makes no sense, because if one were to actually copy the tape onto another with two VCRs, the record mode would only be activated on the VCR dubbing the tape to a blank one, not on the one that is playing the tape. That, and not only would it be very costly to manufacture tapes with this "substance" coated on a single part of the program, it'd also probably result in lawsuits over the distributor knowingly releasing a videotape that purposely destroys a VCR.
+'''Legacy:''' One of the finest examples of fearmongering. Although it says that "K.T.C." is "activated" when one begins recording on a VCR, if one were to actually copy the tape onto another with two VCRs, the record mode would only be activated on the VCR dubbing the tape to a blank one, not on the one that is playing the tape. Furthermore, not only would it be very costly to manufacture tapes with this "substance" coated on a single part of the program, it'd also probably result in lawsuits over the distributor knowingly releasing a videotape that purposely destroys a VCR.
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+[[Category:Warning screens]]
-[[Category:Warning screens]] [[Category:American warning screens]]
+[[Category:American warning screens]]