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'''Technique:''' The scrolling text.
'''Technique:''' The scrolling text.{{SectionMisuse|Technique}}


'''Audio:''' A male voice reading the copyright warning.
'''Audio:''' A male voice reading the copyright warning.

Revision as of 14:02, 6 December 2023

Background

In 1981, Spotlight was a subscription cable television network which ran from 28 May 1981 to 1 February 1984. It was succeeded by either Showtime or The Movie Channel, depending on the cable TV provider's choice.

1st Warning (1981-1984)

Visuals: On a blue background, the following copyright warning appears in Helvetica text, with a black shadow, entirely in uppercase:

The following
copyrighted motion
pictures are presented
solely for private
home viewing by Pay
Television subscribers.
Any copying, recording
or other use of these
motion pictures
without express
written consent of
the copyright
proprietor is
prohibited, and may
result in civil and
criminal liability.

Technique: The scrolling text. [possible misuse]

Audio: A male voice reading the copyright warning.

Availability: Captured by the Oddity Archive.

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