Palace Video (UK)/Warning Screen

Back to root page

Screen (November 1981-1995)

• 
  Standard variant
• 
  Blue variant

Visuals: Over a black background is the warning text (in white):

WARNING
THE COPYRIGHT PROPRIETOR HAS
LICENCED THE FILM
(INCLUDING ITS SOUNDTRACK)
COMPRISED IN THIS VIDEOCASSETTE
FOR HOME USE ONLY.
ALL OTHER RIGHTS ARE RESERVED.
ANY UNAUTHORISED COPYING, EDITING,
EXHIBITION, RENTING, EXCHANGING,
HIRING, LENDING, PUBLIC PERFORMANCES,
DIFFUSION AND/OR BROADCAST OF THIS
VIDEOCASSETTE OR ANY PART THEREOF
IS STRICTLY PROHIBITED.
...OR ELSE!

Variants:

• On the 1983 release of Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence and some Virgin Video tapes, the text is white on a blue background, without "...OR ELSE!".
• A variant has the "ELSE!" of "...OR ELSE!" flash red and blue. This was seen on the 1983 release of Angel (a Channel 4 TV movie).

Technique: 2D computer animation. For the blue background variant, a still graphic.

Audio: None.

Availability: Seen on most UK Palace Video releases with the company's logo, such as The Dark Crystal. Later Palace releases (that don't have the logo itself) such as High Spirits also have this. Also seen on Virgin Video tapes.