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*On Universal Music releases, the text appears in English first, then French and Spanish. |
*On Universal Music releases, the text appears in English first, then French and Spanish. |
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*The French and Spanish variants also appear if you select one of those two from your DVD Player or Xbox 360 settings. |
**The French and Spanish variants also appear if you select one of those two from your DVD Player or Xbox 360 settings. |
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*On the 2007 DVD release of ''30 Rock: Season 1'', the [[Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment Warning Screens|Walt Disney/Buena Vista variant]] appears instead, followed by the Spanish translation from this warning. |
*On the 2007 DVD release of ''30 Rock: Season 1'', the [[Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment Warning Screens|Walt Disney/Buena Vista variant]] appears instead, followed by the Spanish translation from this warning. |
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'''Availability:''' Very common. |
'''Availability:''' Very common. |
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*Seen on all Universal DVD, HD DVD, and Blu-ray releases from 2005-2012, such as the DVD editions of ''The Land Before Time XI: Invasion of the Tinysauruses'' and ''Vanity Fair'' (the VHS editions contain the previous warning), ''Friday Night Lights'', ''Balto III: Wings of Change'', ''Apollo 13: 10th Anniversary Edition'', ''In Good Company'', ''White Noise'', ''Unleashed'', ''Mallrats: 10th Anniversary Extended Edition'', ''The 40-Year-Old Virgin'', ''American Dreamz'', ''The Adventures of Brer Rabbit'', ''Curious George'', ''The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift'', ''Hollywoodland'', ''Breach'', ''The Bourne Ultimatum'', ''Baby Mama'', ''The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything: A VeggieTales Movie'', ''Wanted'', ''Frost/Nixon'', |
*Seen on all Universal DVD, HD DVD, and Blu-ray releases from 2005-2012, such as the DVD editions of ''The Land Before Time XI: Invasion of the Tinysauruses'' and ''Vanity Fair'' (the VHS editions contain the previous warning), ''Friday Night Lights'', ''Balto III: Wings of Change'', ''Apollo 13: 10th Anniversary Edition'', ''In Good Company'', ''White Noise'', ''Unleashed'', ''Mallrats: 10th Anniversary Extended Edition'', ''The 40-Year-Old Virgin'', ''American Dreamz'', ''The Adventures of Brer Rabbit'', ''Curious George'', ''The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift'', ''Hollywoodland'', ''Breach'', ''The Bourne Ultimatum'', ''Baby Mama'', ''The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything: A VeggieTales Movie'', ''Coraline'',, ''Wanted'', ''Frost/Nixon'', ''Despicable Me'', and ''Hop''. It was last seen on the 2012 Blu-rays of ''About a Boy'', ''Meet Joe Black'', ''Definitely, Maybe'', and ''Pillow Talk''. |
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*This also appeared at the beginning of the 2005 DreamWorks DVD release of ''War of the Worlds'' in place of their own warning screen, and most Genius-era Weinstein Company Home Entertainment DVDs such as ''Doogal'', ''Scary Movie 4'', ''Clerks II'', ''Prey'', ''Miss Potter'', ''Thunderpants'', ''Death Proof'', ''Cassandra’s Dream'', and ''Fanboys''. It also appears on Image Entertainment and Summit Entertainment releases. |
*This also appeared at the beginning of the 2005 DreamWorks DVD release of ''War of the Worlds'' in place of their own warning screen, and most Genius-era Weinstein Company Home Entertainment DVDs such as ''Doogal'', ''Scary Movie 4'', ''Clerks II'', ''Prey'', ''Miss Potter'', ''Thunderpants'', ''Death Proof'', ''Cassandra’s Dream'', and ''Fanboys''. It also appears on Image Entertainment and Summit Entertainment releases. |
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*Strangely appears in scope form on The Dilemma (2011) on Amazon Prime Video. |
*Strangely appears in scope form on The Dilemma (2011) on Amazon Prime Video. |
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'''Warning:''' Same as the 2012 [[Sony Pictures Home Entertainment |
'''Warning:''' Same as the 2012 [[Sony Pictures Home Entertainment/Warning Screens|Sony Pictures Home Entertainment FBI warning]], except the logos are smaller, the positioning of the text in each screen is slightly altered and "www.iprcenter.gov" is in teal. |
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'''Variants:''' |
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*On 4K Ultra HD discs, the original version appears instead. |
*On 4K Ultra HD discs, the original SPHE version appears instead. |
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*A widescreen version exists since 2019. |
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*On the 2016 Vault Series DVD-R of ''City Streets'', only the first screen is shown. |
*On the 2016 Vault Series DVD-R of ''City Streets'', only the first screen is shown. |
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*On Neon releases, as well as the 2019 Blu-ray of ''Leave It to Beaver'', the screens fade in and out. |
*On Neon releases, as well as the 2019 Blu-ray of ''Leave It to Beaver'', the screens fade in and out. |
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'''Music/Sounds:''' None. |
'''Music/Sounds:''' None. |
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'''Availability:''' Current. |
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*Seen on newer Universal releases on DVD, Blu-ray and UHD, such as ''The Grey'', ''Side Effects'', ''Safe House'', ''ParaNorman'', ''Meet the Small Potatoes'', the ''Despicable Me'' sequels, ''2 Guns'', ''Get on Up'', ''Blackhat'', ''Trainwreck'', ''Straight Outta Compton'', both ''Minions'' movies, ''Hail, Caesar!'', ''The Girl on the Train'', ''Get Out'', ''Race'', both ''Sing'' movies, ''Split'', ''Good Boys'', ''Abominable'', ''The Croods: A New Age'', and ''The Bad Guys'', among others. |
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*This surprisingly also appeared on October-December 2013 Fox DVDs, the 2014 DVD of ''Mr. Peabody & Sherman'', and all Fox Blu-Rays with this screen. |
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==International Warnings== |
==International Warnings== |
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North American Warnings
NOTE: During the DiscoVision days and going into the MCA Videodisc era, there was no real warning screen.
1st Warning (December 11, 1978-1981)
Warning: On a blue background, we see the following text in white:
THIS MOTION PICTURE IS PROTECTED UNDER LAWS OF THE
UNITED STATES AND OTHER COUNTRIES. UNAUTHORIZED
DUPLICATION, DISTRIBUTION OR EXHIBITION MAY RESULT IN
CIVIL LIABILITY AND CRIMINAL PROSECUTION.
Trivia: The entire warning text was used in the end credits of Universal's films during this era, and is still used currently (albeit with "THE" placed in between "UNDER" and "LAWS").
Variants: Sometimes the text was chyroned. Other times, it appeared as a card. It also existed as a filmed variant. A black and white variant was used on B&W films.
Technique: A fade-in and a fade-out.
Music/Sounds: None.
Availability: Ultra rare, seen only on Universal laserdisc/DiscoVision releases of the time. This was also seen on non-DiscoVision releases pressed at the DiscoVision plant such as the 1981 Magnetic Video laserdisc of Alien, the 1981 Columbia Pictures Home Entertainment laserdiscs of Close Encounters of the Third Kind: The Special Edition, The China Syndrome and Chapter Two, and the 1981 Paramount Home Video laserdisc of Charlotte's Web. These were put after the movie. It was also seen on some MCA Home Video/Videocassette releases such as the 1981 MCA Videocassette release of The Andromeda Strain, the 1982 MCA Videocassette release of The Eiger Sanction, and the 1984 MCA Home Video release of Rear Window. This was also located on the Fotomat Betamax rental release of Saturday Night Fever from 1979, which used the master print created for MCA DiscoVision. The Blu-ray release of The Sting preserves the black and white variant.
2nd Warning (December 11, 1978-1981)
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Warning: On a black background, we see the following text in a white Impact font:
LICENSED ONLY FOR NON-
COMMERCIAL PRIVATE EXIHIBITION
IN HOMES. ALL RIGHTS UNDER
COPYRIGHT RESERVED.
The word "exhibition" is misspelled.
Technique: Same as the previous warning.
Music/Sounds: None.
Availability: Seen on a handful of DiscoVision releases. Most DiscoVision releases went from the opening straight to the opening logo.
3rd Warning (May 1980-1991; 1993)
Warning: On a black background, we see the word "WARNING" at the top of the screen, in red and in Helvetica. Below it we see the following text, in a smaller white font:
The motion picture contained in this videocassette is protected under the copyright laws of the United States and other countries. This cassette is sold for home use only and all other rights are expressly reserved by the copyright owner of such motion picture. Any copying or public performance of such motion picture is strictly prohibited and may subject the offender to civil liability and severe criminal penalties (Title 17, United States Code, Sections 501 and 506). |
Variants:
- Some MCA Home Video releases have a screen freeze of this warning.
- On some releases of black and white films, this warning appears in black and white.
- Starting in 1983, the warning screen began use on MCA Home Video laserdiscs. The wording was altered for laserdiscs and was created by a character generator. This was used until 1989, in tandem with the next warning for a year.
- On most French Canadian releases from MCA/Universal and Alliance, the following text in white scrolls up:
AVERTISSEMENT Translation:
Le film enregistré sur ce
vidéocassette est protégé par
les lois sur les droits d'auteur
des Etats Unis et autres pays.
Ce vidéocassette est vendu
pour utilisation à domicile
seulement et tous les autres
droits son expressément
réservés par le détenteur des
droits d'auteur de ce film.
Toute reproduction ou
représentation publique de ce
film est strictement interdite
et peut exposer le
contrevenant à la responsabilité
civile et à de sévéres
applications de la loi pénale.WARNING
The film recorded on this videocassette is protected by the copyright laws of the United States and other countries. This videocassette is sold for home use only and all other rights are expressly reserved by the copyright holder of this film. Any reproduction or public performance of this film is strictly prohibited and may expose the offender to civil liability and severe application of criminal law.
Technique: Either the fades or none.
Music/Sounds: None.
Availability: On every MCA Videocassette Inc. and most MCA Home Video releases. This includes all VHS and Betamax releases on MCA Home Video. It can also be found on early MCA/Universal Home Video releases, as well as early releases from Cineplex Odeon Video and a few early releases from Alliance Releasing Home Video, particularly Night Crawl and Bedroom Eyes II, among others. The last tape from Cineplex Odeon Video to have this warning was Frozen Assets in 1993. Can also be found on later KVC Home Video releases. Late DiscoVision releases and most MCA Videodisc releases did not use any warning at all. One of the last VHS releases to have this warning was Child's Play 2 in 1991. The warning makes a surprise appearance at the start of the 1982 Vestron Video release of Benji, followed by a long stretch of black before the feature presentation, as well as the French-Canadian Cineplex Odeon VHS of The Last Temptation of Christ, where it plasters over the 1963 Universal logo for some reason.
4th Warning (1988-February 1, 2005)
Warning: Same as the previous warning, but it looks more modern and the word "WARNING" is in fire engine red.
Variants:
- There is a DVD variant of the warning in which the word "WARNING" was slightly larger, colored a regular shade of red and doesn't have a drop shadow, and the warning text was somewhat modified. This was also used on laserdisc releases starting in 1988, with a slightly different font.
- On classic movies, the warning is in black and white.
- There is a Canadian variant in which the words "Title 17, United States Code, Section 501 and 506" are replaced with the Anti-Piracy message from the Canadian Bureau of Protection of Film and Videocassette with the toll-free number (1-800-361-9166) and the words "All calls confidential". This is spotted on the 1988 VHS release of E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial and on most Alliance releases from 1992 to 2005, before Alliance started to use its own Interpol warning.
- A Spanish-language variant exists on Spanish-dubbed releases of movies such as Babe and Casper.
Technique: Same as the previous warning.
Music/Sounds: None.
Availability: On most MCA/Universal Home Video, Universal Studios Home Entertainment, Cineplex Odeon Video (Some releases from 1990, but mainly releases from mid-1992 until mid-1993 for the regular variant. The Canadian variant appears on Cineplex Odeon tapes from 1993 until 1998, when the company folded), Trimark Home Video, Lionsgate Home Entertainment, Alliance/Alliance Atlantis and DreamWorks Home Entertainment releases from the era. The DVD version was seen on Universal and DreamWorks DVD releases of the era, as well as Trimark, Goodtimes and pre-2005 Lionsgate DVD releases. Also seen on some later MCA Home Video releases, but only on laserdisc. This logo did not start use on VHS until 1991, with Kindergarten Cop being one of the first to use this warning.
5th Warning (January 11, 2005–May 1, 2012)
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Warning: Same as the other companies' warnings from 2004, except the background is slightly zoomed in, the FBI Anti-Piracy Warning seal is slightly larger, and the warning text is in a silver Arial Narrow font with a drop shadow underneath it.
Variants:
- On Universal Music releases, the text appears in English first, then French and Spanish.
- The French and Spanish variants also appear if you select one of those two from your DVD Player or Xbox 360 settings.
- On the 2007 DVD release of 30 Rock: Season 1, the Walt Disney/Buena Vista variant appears instead, followed by the Spanish translation from this warning.
Technique: None on DVDs, HD DVDs, and Blu-rays. VHS and UMDs feature the warning fading in and out.
Music/Sounds: None.
Availability: Very common.
- Seen on all Universal DVD, HD DVD, and Blu-ray releases from 2005-2012, such as the DVD editions of The Land Before Time XI: Invasion of the Tinysauruses and Vanity Fair (the VHS editions contain the previous warning), Friday Night Lights, Balto III: Wings of Change, Apollo 13: 10th Anniversary Edition, In Good Company, White Noise, Unleashed, Mallrats: 10th Anniversary Extended Edition, The 40-Year-Old Virgin, American Dreamz, The Adventures of Brer Rabbit, Curious George, The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift, Hollywoodland, Breach, The Bourne Ultimatum, Baby Mama, The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything: A VeggieTales Movie, Coraline,, Wanted, Frost/Nixon, Despicable Me, and Hop. It was last seen on the 2012 Blu-rays of About a Boy, Meet Joe Black, Definitely, Maybe, and Pillow Talk.
- This also appeared at the beginning of the 2005 DreamWorks DVD release of War of the Worlds in place of their own warning screen, and most Genius-era Weinstein Company Home Entertainment DVDs such as Doogal, Scary Movie 4, Clerks II, Prey, Miss Potter, Thunderpants, Death Proof, Cassandra’s Dream, and Fanboys. It also appears on Image Entertainment and Summit Entertainment releases.
- Strangely appears in scope form on The Dilemma (2011) on Amazon Prime Video.
6th Warning (May 15, 2012-)
Warning: Same as the 2012 Sony Pictures Home Entertainment FBI warning, except the logos are smaller, the positioning of the text in each screen is slightly altered and "www.iprcenter.gov" is in teal.
Variants:
- On 4K Ultra HD discs, the original SPHE version appears instead.
- A widescreen version exists since 2019.
- On the 2016 Vault Series DVD-R of City Streets, only the first screen is shown.
- On Neon releases, as well as the 2019 Blu-ray of Leave It to Beaver, the screens fade in and out.
- On the 2021 of News of the World, only the second screen is shown.
Technique: None.
Music/Sounds: None.
Availability: Current.
- Seen on newer Universal releases on DVD, Blu-ray and UHD, such as The Grey, Side Effects, Safe House, ParaNorman, Meet the Small Potatoes, the Despicable Me sequels, 2 Guns, Get on Up, Blackhat, Trainwreck, Straight Outta Compton, both Minions movies, Hail, Caesar!, The Girl on the Train, Get Out, Race, both Sing movies, Split, Good Boys, Abominable, The Croods: A New Age, and The Bad Guys, among others.
- This surprisingly also appeared on October-December 2013 Fox DVDs, the 2014 DVD of Mr. Peabody & Sherman, and all Fox Blu-Rays with this screen.
International Warnings
United Kingdom and Australia
1st Warning (1981-2001)
Same as the CIC Video warning screens at the time.
2nd Warning (1999-2002)
Warning: Exactly the same as the 1997 PolyGram warning.
Technique: The fading of the text.
Music/Sounds: None.
Availability: Seen on Universal UK releases from 1999-2002.
3rd Warning (1999-2005)
Warning: Same as the 4th PolyGram warning, bar the following differences:
- The text is bunched up closer and is in Arial font.
- "$50,000" and "$250,000" is changed to "$60,500" and "$302,500".
Variant: On some releases, the same text from the later certain VHS releases was used.
Technique: The scrolling up.
Music/Sounds: None.
Availability: Seen on Universal Australian VHS releases, such as Bikerboyz and Dragonheart: A New Beginning.
4th Warning (1999-2002)
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Warning: Same as the 1998-2006 DreamWorks warning with the underlined word "WARNING" (in a slightly different font from DreamWorks Home Entertainment), but underneath it, the text is replaced by the following:
soundtrack) comprised in this DVD for home use only. All other
rights are reserved. The definition of home use excludes the use of
this DVD at locations including, without limitation, clubs, coaches,
hospitals, hotels, oil rigs, prisons, religious institutions and schools.
Any unauthorized copying, editing, exhibition, renting, exchanging,
hiring, lending, public performance, diffusion and/or broadcast 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. It is a condition of the sale/hire of this DVD that
it will not be exported, re-supplied or distributed and sold by way of
trade outside the EU or Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Hungary,
Iceland, Israel, Norway, Poland, Saudi Arabia, Slovak Republic,
Slovenia, South Africa, Australia and New Zealand.'
Technique: None.
Music/Sounds: None.
Availability: Seen on early British/Australian Universal DVDs, such as The Mummy Returns and Shrek.
5th Warning (2001-2004)
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Warning: On a black background is the following text:
All rights of the producer and of the
owner of the work reproduced
reserved. Unauthorized reproduction,
hiring, lending, public performance,
radio or TV broadcasting of this DVD
is prohibited.
Technique: None.
Music/Sounds: None.
Availability: Seen on certain British/Australian Universal DVDs.
6th Warning (2002-)
Warning: Same as the previous warning, but the text is replaced by the following:
THIS COPYRIGHTED WORK HAS BEEN LICENSED
FOR PRIVATE USE ONLY AND ANY OTHER USE
OF THE WHOLE OR ANY PART OF THE MATERIAL
(INCLUDING ADAPTING, COPYING, ISSUING COPIES,
UNAUTHORISED LENDING, PUBLIC PERFORMANCE,
BROADCASTING OR MAKING THE SAME AVAILABLE
TO OR VIA THE INTERNET OR WIRELESS TECHNOLOGY
OR AUTHORISING ANY OF THE FOREGOING)
IS STRICTLY PROHIBITED.'
Variants:
- On 2006-2007 releases, the post-2007 warning text is bolder.
- Pre-2006 releases use the following text:
'COPYRIGHT NOTICE
THE COPYRIGHT PROPRIETORS HAVE LICENSED
THE MATERIAL IN THIS DVD / VIDEOGRAM FOR
PRIVATE AND DOMESTIC USE ONLY AND ANY OTHER
USE OF THE WHOLE OR ANY PART OF THE MATERIAL
(INCLUDING ADAPTING. COPYING, ISSUING COPIES,
RENTING, LENDING, PERFORMING, BROADCASTING,
INCLUDING IN A CABLE/TELEPHONY SERVICE OR
MAKING THE SAME AVAILABLE TO OR VIA THE
INTERNET OR AUTHORISING ANY OF THE FOREGOING)
IS STRICTLY PROHIBITED.'- On VHS and some DVD releases, the text simply fades in and out.
Technique: None or the fading of the text, unless you cut to the 7th warning or the commentary track screen.
Music/Sounds: None.
Availability: Seen on most UK and Australian Universal releases.
7th Warning (2002-)
Warning: Same as the previous warning, but the text is replaced by the following:
All unauthorised uses including copying, selling, letting for hire,
offering for sale or hire, distributing, public exhibition, public
performance, broadcast (including any communication to the public
or internet use) or transmission by diffusion service of the whole or
part of this copyrighted work are prohibited. Unauthorised use may
incur damages for breach of copyright and penalties of up to five
years imprisonment and fines of up to $60,500 per offence for
individuals and $302,500 per offence for corporations,
higher in certain circumstances.'
Variant: Pre-2007 releases had the following text:
UNAUTHORISED USES INCLUDING COPYING, PUBLIC
PERFORMANCE, BROADCAST (INCLUDING ANY COMMUNICATION
TO THE PUBLIC OR INTERNET USE) OR TRANSMISSION BY
DIFFUSION SERVICE OF THE WHOLE OR PART OF THIS DVD ARE
PROHIBITED. UNAUTHORISED USE MAY INCUR DAMAGES FOR
BREACH OF COPYRIGHT AND CRIMINAL PENALTIES OF UP TO
FIVE YEARS IMPRISONMENT AND FINES OF UP TO $60,500 PER
OFFENCE FOR INDIVIDUALS AND $302,500 PER OFFENCE
FOR CORPORATIONS.'
use only. All unauthorised uses including copying,
public performance, communication, (including broadcast,
or transmission or making available on the internet) of the
whole or part of this copyrighted work are prohibited.
Unauthorised use may incur damages for breach of copyright
and criminal penalties of up to five years imprisonment and
fines of up to $60,500 per offence for individuals and $302,500
per offence for corporations.'
Technique: None, unless you cut to the commentary track screen.
Music/Sounds: Same as the previous warning.
Availability: Same as the previous warning.
Japan
1st Warning (1990's-2000)
2nd Warning (2002-2007)
Warning: Same as the 2nd Japanese 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment warning, but with the two screens cutting and is in widescreen.
Technique: The cutting between two screens.
Music/Sounds: None.
Availability: Found on Asian Universal DVDs, such as Back to the Future and The Best of Knight Rider: Volume 1.
3rd Warning (2007-)
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Warning: Same as the 6th British/Australian warning, but the text is replaced by the following:
Variant: On Rondo Robe or on Spike Chunsoft releases, the warning text is slightly arranged and is in a different font. It also fades in and out.
Technique: Same as the 6th British/Australian warning.
Music/Sounds: Same as the 6th British/Australian warning.
Availability: Seen on most Universal releases that include the Japanese language.
4th Warning (Early 2010's-)
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Warning: Continuing from the Minions variant of the Japanese Commentary track screen, we see a Minion pull the rope with an orange background with the following text:
Then we see Minions walking.
Translation:Technique: Everything.
Music/Sounds: The Minion's sound effects.
Availability: Seen on Universal DVDs in Japan, or on most Universal DVDs that include the Japanese language, such as Fast and Furious 6 and Abominable.
Germany
1st Warning (1982?-1998?)
Same as the CIC Video warning screen.
2nd Warning (1999-2005?)
Warning: After the Universal Studios Home Entertainment logo finishes, everything but the starfield fades out. The following text starts scrolling upwards:
Technique: The text scrolling up.
Music/Sounds: None.
Availability: Rare. Found on German VHS releases at the time, such as The Mummy (Die Mumie), 8 Mile and Johnny English.
3rd Warning (2002-)
Warning: Same as the 6th British/Australian warning, but the text is replaced by the following:
Variant: Early releases have the following text:
Technique: Same as the 6th British/Australian warning.
Music/Sounds: Same as the 6th British/Australian warning.
Availability: Seen on most Universal releases that include the German language.
Brazil
1st Warning (Late 1980's-2000?)
Same as the CIC Video warning screens at the time.
2nd Warning (1999-2005?)
Warning: Same as the 3rd CIC Video warning screen.
Technique: Same as the 3rd CIC Video warning screen.
Music/Sounds: Same as the 3rd CIC Video warning screen.
Availability: Uncommon. Can be found on Brazilian Universal tapes, such as Barbie of Swan Lake (Barbie - O Lago dos Cisnes).
3rd Warning (1999-2002)
4th Warning (2002-)
Warning: Same as the 6th British/Australian warning, but the text is replaced by the following:
Variant: Early releases had the following text:
Technique: Same as the 6th British/Australian warning.
Music/Sounds: Same as the 6th British/Australian warning.
Availability: Seen on most Universal releases that include the Brazilian Portuguese language.
Argentina
1st Warning (1980's-1990's)
Same as the CIC Video warning screens at the time.
2nd Warning (1999-2006)
Same as the Argentina Video Home warning screen.
3rd Warning (2002-)
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Warning: Same as the 6th British/Australian warning, but the text is replaced by the following:
Technique: Same as the 6th British/Australian warning.
Music/Sounds: Same as the 6th British/Australian warning.
Availability: Seen on most Universal releases that include the Latin American Spanish language.
Spain
1st Warning (1980's-1990's)
Same as the CIC Video warning screen.
2nd Warning (1999-2005?)
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Warning: On a black background, we see the following text scrolling upwards:
Technique: The text scrolling up.
Music/Sounds: None.
Availability: Uncommon. Found on Spanish VHS releases at the time, such as Babe: Pig in the City (Babe 2: El cérdito en la ciudad).
3rd Warning (2002-2012?)
Warning: Same as the 6th British/Australian warning, but the text is replaced by the following:
Then it cuts to the following text:
Technique: The transition between two screens.
Music/Sounds: None.
Availability: Seen on most Universal releases that include the Castilian-Spanish language.
4th Warning (2012?-)
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Warning: Same as the 6th British/Australian warning, but the text is replaced by the following:
Technique: Same as the 6th British/Australian warning.
Music/Sounds: Same as the 6th British/Australian warning.
Availability: Seen on most Universal releases that include the Castilian-Spanish language.
Mexico
1st Warning (1980's-1990's)
Same as the CIC Video warning screens at the time.
2nd Warning (1999-2005?)
Same as the Asociación Mexicana de Video warning screen.
3rd Warning (2000's-)
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Warning: Same as the 6th British/Australian warning, but the text is replaced by the following:
Technique: Same as the 6th British/Australian warning.
Music/Sounds: Same as the 6th British/Australian warning.
Availability: Seen on most Universal releases that include the Latin American Spanish language.
France, Netherlands and Belgium
1st Warning (1981-1999)
Same as the CIC Video warning screen.
2nd Warning (1999-2005?)
Warning: On the opening frame of the 1997-2012 Universal Studios Home Entertainment logo, we see the following text:
Translation:
- Original Variant:
All rights of the producer and owner of the recorded work reserved. Unless authorized, duplication, rental, loan, or use of this videocassette for public performance and broadcasting is prohibited. EDV 764 - Alternate Variant 1:
This videogram includes rental rights acquired on a flat-rate basis by your videoclub. This videogram is exclusively reserved for private and free use within the family circle. The projection of this videogram in public session with or without collection of entrance fee is prohibited. Any partial or total duplication of this videogram is strictly prohibited. The offender is exposed to civil and penal sanctions for any unauthorized reproduction, representation or distribution. Law of March 11, 1957: Articles 425, 426 and 427 of the criminal code. EDV 764 - Alternate Variant 2:
This VHS is exclusively reserved for private and free use within the family circle. Unless authorized, screening in public with or without collection of an entrance fee, duplication, even partial, rental, loan, use for public performance and broadcasting are prohibited. EDV 764
Variant:
- Some releases use the following text:
- Another variant features the following text:
- On DreamWorks releases, it does not segue to Universal's logo.
Technique: The fading.
Music/Sounds: None.
Availability: Uncommon. Found on French VHS releases at the time, such as Hannibal. This (along with Universal's logo) makes surprise appearances on the BBC DVD releases of Here Come the Teletubbies/Dance with the Teletubbies and Teletubbies in the Snow/Happy Christmas from the Teletubbies, but they only appear if the language is set to French.
3rd Warning (1999-Early 2010's)
Same as the BAF Video warnings at the time.
4th Warning (2002-2009?)
Warning: Same as the 6th British/Australian warning, but the text is replaced by the following:
Variant:
- Early DVD releases have the following text:
French
'Ce vidéogramme est exclusivement réservé à l'usage privé et gratuit dans le cercle de la famille. Sauf autorisation contractuelle, la projection de ce vidéogramme en séance publique avec ou sans perception de droits d'entrée est interdite. Toute duplication partielle ou totale de la présent vidéogramme est formellement interdite.
EDV 764'
Dutch
'De inhoud van deze drager is beschermd door wetten van Intellectuele Eigendom waaronder de Auteurswet, de Wet Op de Naburige Rechten, de Databankwet en de Beneluxmerkenwet.
Deze drager mag uitsluitend vertoond worden in vrienden- of familiekring (huiselijke kring).
Zonder toestemming van de rechthebbenden is ander gebruik, zoals het kopiëren, verhuren, uitlenen en vertonen in het openbaar, waaronder vertoning in horecagelegenheden, vakantieparken, werk-, verenigings- of schoolverband en via een tele(communicatie)netwerk verboden, - behoudens wettelijke uitzondering - en strafbaar gesteld als misdrijf.'
Technique: Same as the 6th British/Australian warning.
Music/Sounds: Same as the 6th British/Australian warning.
Availability: Seen on most Universal releases that include the European-French and/or Dutch language(s).
5th Warning (2009?-)
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Warning: Same as the 6th British/Australian warning, but the text is replaced by the following:
A red line in the middle of the screen separates the two pieces of text.
Translation:Variant: Earlier releases omit the Belgian portion of the text and the red line.
Technique: Same as the 6th British/Australian warning.
Music/Sounds: Same as the 6th British/Australian warning.
Availability: Seen on most Universal releases that include the European-French/Benelux-French language.
Italy
1st Warning (Late 1980's-1990's)
Same as the CIC Video warning screen.
2nd Warning (1999-2005?)
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Warning: On a dodger blue background with a Universal print logo wallpaper, we see the following text:
Technique: The text scrolling up.
Music/Sounds: None.
Availability: Uncommon. Found on Italian VHS releases at the time, such as Love Actually (Love Actually - L'amore davvero).
3rd Warning (2002-)
Variant: Same as the 6th British/Australian warning, but the text is replaced by the following:
Translation (early variant): "THE FILM REPRODUCED IN THIS VIDEO SUPPORT HAS BEEN LICENSED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDER FOR PRIVATE USE ONLY. ALL OTHER RIGHTS ARE RESERVED. THE RESTRICTION OF PRIVATE USE EXCLUDES THE USE OF THIS VIDEO SUPPORT IN PLACES SUCH AS CLUBS AND HOTELS. EVEN PARTIAL DUPLICATION FOR PUBLIC EXECUTION AND TRANSMISSION BY ANY MEANS ARE PROHIBITED."
Variant: Some DVD releases had the following text:
Technique: Same as the 6th British/Australian warning.
Music/Sounds: Same as the 6th British/Australian warning.
Availability: Seen on most Universal releases that include the Italian language.
Chile
1st Warning (Late 1980's?-1990's)
Same as the CIC Video warning screen.
2nd Warning (1999-2005)
Same as the Video Chile warning screen.
3rd Warning (2002-)
Warning: Exactly the same as the 3rd Argentine warning.
Technique: Exactly the same as the 3rd Argentine warning.
Music/Sounds: Exactly the same as the 3rd Argentine warning.
Availability: Seen on most Universal releases that include the Latin American Spanish language.
Portugal
1st Warning (1989?-1990's)
Same as the CIC Video warning screen.
2nd Warning (1999?-2005?)
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Warning: On a blue background, we see the following text:
Technique: None.
Music/Sounds: None.
Availability: Rare. Can be found on various Portuguese Universal/DreamWorks VHS releases, such as the VHS release of How the Grinch Stole Christmas (O Grinch).
3rd Warning (2002-)
Warning: Same as the 6th British/Australian warning, but the text is replaced by the following:
Technique: Same as the 6th British/Australian warning.
Music/Sounds: Same as the 6th British/Australian warning.
Availability: Seen on most Universal releases that include the European Portuguese language.
Sweden, Norway and Denmark
1st Warning (1990's)
Same as the CIC Video warning screen.
2nd Warning (1999?-2005?)
Warning: When the Universal Studios Home Entertainment logo ends, it fades to a blue background with the company's print logo in the middle. The following text then scrolls up:
Technique: The text scrolling.
Music/Sounds: None.
Availability: Rare. Appears on Norwegian Universal VHS releases, such as Barbie as Rapunzel.
3rd Warning (2002-)
Warning: Same as the 6th British/Australian warning, but the text is replaced by one of the following:
'Programminnehållet på denne DVD (inkl. ljudspår) skyddas av upphovsrättslagen. Rättigheterna till programminnehället innehas av Universal Pictures (Nordic) AB.
'Advarsel: Universal Pictures Norway AS har alle rettigheter til dette opphavsrettslige beskyttete materialet.
'Dette copyright-beskyttede værk tilhører Universal Pictures ApS og må kun sælges/udlejes til privatpersoner af en af Foreningen af Danske Videogramdistributører godkendt forhandler.
Technique: Same as the 6th British/Australian warning.
Music/Sounds: Same as the 6th British/Australian warning.
Availability: Seen on most Universal releases that include the Swedish/Norwegian/Danish language.
South Korea
1st Warning (1990's)
Same as the CIC Video warning screen.
2nd Warning (2007-)
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Warning: Same as the 6th British/Australian warning, but the text is replaced by the following:
Technique: Same as the 6th British/Australian warning.
Music/Sounds: Same as the 6th British/Australian warning.
Availability: Seen on most Universal releases that include the Korean language.
Colombia
1st Warning (1980's-1990's)
Same as the CIC Video warning screen.
2nd Warning (2000's-)
Warning: Same as the 6th British/Australian warning, but the text is replaced by the following:
Technique: Same as the 6th British/Australian warning.
Music/Sounds: Same as the 6th British/Australian warning.
Availability: Seen on most Universal releases that include the Latin American Spanish language.
Poland
1st Warning (1990's)
Same as the CIC Video warning screen.
2nd Warning (1999-2006?)
Same as the Imperial Entertainment warning screens at the time.
Czech Republic
(1990's)
Same as the CIC Video warning screen.
Russia
1st Warning (Late 1990's)
Same as the CIC Video warning screen.
2nd Warning (1999-2005)
Same as the Premier Multimedia warning screen.
3rd Warning (2000's-2021)
Warning: Same as the 6th British/Australian warning, but the text is replaced by the following:
Technique: Same as the 6th British/Australian warning.
Music/Sounds: Same as the 6th British/Australian warning.
Availability: Seen on most Universal releases that include the Russian language.
Finland
1st Warning (1990's)
Same as the CIC Video warning screen.
2nd Warning (1999?-2005?)
Warning: Same as the Norwegian warning screen of the time, but the text is replaced by the following:
Technique: The text scrolling.
Music/Sounds: None.
Availability: Rare. Appears on Finnish Universal VHS releases, such as Bridget Jones's Diary (Bridget Jones – elämäni sinkkuna).
3rd Warning (2002-)
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Warning: Same as the 6th British/Australian warning, but the text is replaced by the following:
Variant: There's a rare variant where we start with the 1994 Universal logo, but after the logo finishes, the logo fades into the print logo, which is embossed on a blue background. The text, in a handwritten font, then scrolls up.
Technique: Same as the 6th British/Australian warning.
Music/Sounds: Same as the 6th British/Australian warning.
Availability: Seen on most Universal releases that include the Finnish language.
South Africa
(2000's-)
Warning: Same as the 6th British/Australian warning.
Technique: Same as the 6th British/Australian warning.
Music/Sounds: Same as the 6th British/Australian warning.
Availability: Seen on most Universal releases, which also features the South African English language.
Hong Kong
1st Warning (2002-2007)
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Warning: Same as the Sony Pictures Home Entertainment Hong Kong DVD warning, bar the following differences:
- The background is black.
- The text is arranged differently and is in a different font.
Technique: None.
Music/Sounds: None.
Availability: Seen on early Asian Universal DVDs that include the Cantonese language.
2nd Warning (2007-)
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Warning: Same as the 6th British/Australian warning, but the text is replaced by the following:
Technique: Same as the 6th British/Australian warning.
Music/Sounds: Same as the 6th British/Australian warning.
Availability: Seen on most Universal releases that include the Cantonese language.
China
(2010's-)
Warning: Same as the 6th British/Australian warning, but the text is replaced by the following:
Technique: Same as the 6th British/Australian warning.
Music/Sounds: Same as the 6th British/Australian warning.
Availability: Seen on most Universal releases that include the Simplified Chinese language.
Venezuela
(2000's-)
Warning: Same as the 6th British/Australian warning, but the text is replaced by the following:
Technique: Same as the 6th British/Australian warning.
Music/Sounds: Same as the 6th British/Australian warning.
Availability: Seen on most Universal releases that include the Latin American Spanish language.
Peru
(2000's-)
Warning: Same as the 6th British/Australian warning, but the text is replaced by the following:
Technique: Same as the 6th British/Australian warning.
Music/Sounds: Same as the 6th British/Australian warning.
Availability: Seen on most Universal releases that include the Latin American Spanish language.
Israel
(2000's)
Warning: Same as the 6th British/Australian warning, but the text is replaced by the following:
זכויות השימוש הבלעדיות בזכושות היוצרים ו/או ההפצה בתקליטור זה
הינס של חברת פורום פילם בע"מ. השימוש בתקליטור זה (כולל פס הקול שבו) הינו
לשימוש ביתי בלבד. כל יתר הזכושת שמורות. כל העתקה, הצגה בפומבי ו/או
כל שימוש מסחרי אחר בתקליטור או נכל חלק ממנו או כל לצוא, אספקת משנה
ו/או הפצה מסחרית העו אסור בתכלית, אלא אם כן הותר במפורש על פי דין
ו/או ניתנה לכך הרשאה מפורשת ובכתב מבעל זכות היוצוים בתקליטור זה.
כל המשכפל , המציג בפומבי או המפיץ בלא הרשאה היה חשוף לעונשים
החמוריס הקבועים בחוק, הן במישור הפלילי והן האזרחי.'
Technique: Same as the 6th British/Australian warning.
Music/Sounds: Same as the 6th British/Australian warning.
Availability: Seen on most Universal DVD releases that include the Hebrew language.
Philippines
1st Warning (2002-2007)
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Warning: On a black background is the following text:
The copyright proprietor has licensed the film (including its soundtrack) comprised in this DVD for home use only. All other rights are reserved.
The definition of home use excludes the use of this DVD at locations including, without limitation, clubs, coaches, hospitals, hotels, oil rigs, prisons, religious institutions and schools.
Any unauthorized copying, editing, exhibition, renting, exchanging, hiring, lending, public performance, diffusion and/or broadcast 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.
It is a condition of the sale/hire of this DVD that it will not be exported, re-supplied or distributed and sold by way of trade outside Japan, Hong Kong, Korea, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, Argentina, Belize, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Uruguay and Venezuela.'
Technique: None.
Music/Sounds: None.
Availability: Seen on early Asian Universal DVDs which also features the Philippine-English language.
2nd Warning (2007-)
Warning: Same as the 6th British/Australian warning.
Technique: Same as the 6th British/Australian warning.
Music/Sounds: Same as the 6th British/Australian warning.
Availability: Seen on most Universal releases which also features the Philippine-English language.
Taiwan
(2002-)
Warning: Same as the 6th British/Australian warning, but the text is replaced by the following:
Variant: On early DVD releases, the word "DVD" replaces "作品".
Technique: Same as the 6th British/Australian warning.
Music/Sounds: Same as the 6th British/Australian warning.
Availability: Seen on most Universal releases that include the Traditional Chinese language.
Singapore
1st Warning (2002-2007)
Warning: Exactly the same as the 1st Filipino warning.
Technique: Exactly the same as the 1st Filipino warning.
Music/Sounds: Exactly the same as the 1st Filipino warning.
Availability: Seen on early Asian Universal DVDs which also features the Singaporean-English language.
2nd Warning (2007-)
Warning: Same as the 6th British/Australian warning.
Technique: Same as the 6th British/Australian warning.
Music/Sounds: Same as the 6th British/Australian warning.
Availability: Seen on most Universal releases which also features the Singaporean-English language.
Romania
(2000's-)
Warning: Same as the 6th British/Australian warning, but the text is replaced by the following:
Technique: Same as the 6th British/Australian warning.
Music/Sounds: Same as the 6th British/Australian warning.
Availability: Seen on most Universal releases that include the Romanian language.
Hungary
(1990's)
Same as the CIC Video warning screen.
Bulgaria
1st Warning (1990's)
Same as the CIC Video warning screen.
2nd Warning (2000's-)
Warning: Same as the 6th British/Australian warning, but the text is replaced by the following:
Variant: Early releases had the following text:
Technique: Same as the 6th British/Australian warning.
Music/Sounds: Same as the 6th British/Australian warning.
Availability: Seen on most Universal releases that include the Bulgarian language.
Croatia
(2000's-)
Warning: Same as the 6th British/Australian warning, but the text is replaced by the following:
Technique: Same as the 6th British/Australian warning.
Music/Sounds: Same as the 6th British/Australian warning.
Availability: Seen on most Universal releases that include the Croatian language.
Ukraine
(2000's-)
Warning: Same as the 6th British/Australian warning, but the text is replaced by the following:
Technique: Same as the 6th British/Australian warning.
Music/Sounds: Same as the 6th British/Australian warning.
Availability: Seen on most Universal releases that include the Ukrainian language.
Serbia
(2000's-)
Warning: Same as the 6th British/Australian warning, but the text is replaced by the following:
Technique: Same as the 6th British/Australian warning.
Music/Sounds: Same as the 6th British/Australian warning.
Availability: Seen on most Universal releases that include the Serbian language.
Slovenia
(2000's-)
Warning: Same as the 6th British/Australian warning, but the text is replaced by the following:
Technique: Same as the 6th British/Australian warning.
Music/Sounds: Same as the 6th British/Australian warning.
Availability: Seen on most Universal releases that include the Slovene language.
Iceland
(2002-)
Warning: Same as the 6th British/Australian warning, but the text is replaced by the following:
Technique: Same as the 6th British/Australian warning.
Music/Sounds: Same as the 6th British/Australian warning.
Availability: Seen on most Universal releases that include the Icelandic language.
Estonia
(2000's-)
Warning: Same as the 6th British/Australian warning, but the text is replaced by the following:
Technique: Same as the 6th British/Australian warning.
Music/Sounds: Same as the 6th British/Australian warning.
Availability: Seen on most Universal releases that include the Estonian language.
Latvia
(2000's-)
Warning: Same as the 6th British/Australian warning, but the text is replaced by the following:
Technique: Same as the 6th British/Australian warning.
Music/Sounds: Same as the 6th British/Australian warning.
Availability: Seen on most Universal releases that include the Latvian language.
Lithuania
(2000's-)
Warning: Same as the 6th British/Australian warning, but the text is replaced by the following:
Technique: Same as the 6th British/Australian warning.
Music/Sounds: Same as the 6th British/Australian warning.
Availability: Seen on most Universal releases that include the Lithuanian language.
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- Universal
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- American warning screens
- Canadian warning screens
- British warning screens
- Australian warning screens
- Japanese warning screens
- German warning screens
- Brazilian warning screens
- Argentine warning screens
- Spanish warning screens
- Mexican warning screens
- French warning screens
- Italian warning screens
- Dutch warning screens
- Chilean warning screens
- Portuguese warning screens
- Swedish warning screens
- Belgian warning screens
- Norwegian warning screens
- Danish warning screens
- South Korean warning screens
- Colombian warning screens
- Polish warning screens
- Czech warning screens
- Russian warning screens
- Finnish warning screens
- Hong Kong warning screens
- Chinese warning screens
- Hungarian warning screens
- Venezuelan warning screens
- South African warning screens
- Peruvian warning screens
- Irish warning screens
- New Zealand warning screens
- Filipino warning screens
- Taiwanese warning screens
- Singaporean warning screens
- Romanian warning screens
- Bulgarian warning screens
- Croatian warning screens
- Ukrainian warning screens
- Serbian warning screens
- Slovene warning screens
- Icelandic warning screens
- Estonian warning screens
- Latvian warning screens
- Lithuanian warning screens