Warning: On the background of the 1st VideoVisa logo, the following text appears:
'ADVERTENCIA DEL FBI: LA LEY FEDERAL
PROVEE QUE CUALQUIER REPRODUCCION,
DISTRIBUCION O EXHIBICION NO AUTORIZADA
DE PELICULAS Y VIDEOTAPES PROTEGIDOS
POR LOS DERECHOS DE AUTOR (TITULO 17
CODIGO DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS, SECCIONES
501 Y 506) SERA SEVEREMENTE PENALIZADA
BAJO LA LEY CIVIL Y CRIMINAL. LA AGENCIA
FEDERAL DE INVESTIGACIONES, INVESTIGA
ALEGACIONES EN RELACION A INFRACCIONES
DE LOS DERECHOS DE AUTOR (TITULO 17
CODIGO DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS, SECCION
506)'
After a while, the text fades out, seguing to the VideoVisa logo.
Translation:
'FBI WARNING: THE FEDERAL LAW DECIDES THAT ANY UNAUTHORIZED REPRODUCTION, DISTRIBUTION OR DISPLAY OF FILMS AND VIDEOTAPES PROTECTED BY COPYRIGHT (TITLE 17, UNITED STATES CODE, SECTIONS 501 AND 506) WILL BE SEVERELY PENALIZED UNDER CIVIL AND CRIMINAL LAW. THE FEDERAL INVESTIGATION AGENCY INVESTIGATES ALLEGATIONS REGARDING COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENTS (TITLE 17, UNITED STATES CODE, SECTION 506).
Technique: The fading out of the text as the VideoVisa logo animation commences.
Music/Sounds: Just before the warning text fades, the VideoVisa logo's music starts playing.
Availability: Seen on the very first VideoVisa releases, including Footloose.
2nd Warning (1986-1989)
Warning: Against a blue screen, the following text scrolls up:
'* ADVERTENCIA *
EL TITULAR DEL DERECHO DE AUTOR
DE LA OBRA CINEMATOGRAFICA
(INCLUYENDO SU BANDA SONORA Y
DEMAS ADITAMENTOS), CONTENIDA
EN ESTE VIDEOCASET, SOLAMENTE
HA AUTORIZADO SU USO PRIVADO
Y DOMESTICO. TODOS LOS DEMAS
DERECHOS QUEDAN RESERVADOS.
EN TAL SENTIDO, QUEDA
TERMINAMENTE PROHIBIDA CUALQUIER
OTRA FORMA DE UTILIZACION TOTAL O PARCIAL, NO AUTORIZADA,
TALES COMO: RENTA, COPIA,
EDICION, REPRODUCCION, ADICION,
REDUCCION, TRADUCCION, Y
CUALQUIER OTRO MODO QUE
IMPLIQUE LA REPRESENTACION DE
LA OBRA CONTENIDA EN ESTE
VIDEOCASET, EXHIBICION O
DIFUSION PUBLICA Y/O EMISION O
TRANSMISION ATRAVES DE
CUALQUIER SISTEMA, MEDIO O
INSTRUMENTO CONOCIDO O POR
CONOCERSE. QUEDA TAMBIEN
PROHIBIDA CUALQUIER FORMA DE
EXPLOTACION COMERCIAL QUE
IMPLIQUE UN LUCRO DIRECTO O
INDIRECTO, TALES COMO CANJE
Y/O RENTA, Y/O VENTA SIN EL
CONSENTIMENTO DEL TITULAR DEL
DERECHO. LA VIOLACION DE
CUALQUIERA DE ESTOS DERECHOS
EXCLUSIVOS DEL TITULAR
CONSTITUYEN UNA TRANSGRESION A
LA LEY E IMPLICA RESPONSABILIDAD
DEL INFRACTOR QUE PUEDA DAR
LUGAR A SANCIONES CIVILES Y/O
PENALES.
Then, the following text scrolls up:
DISTRIBUIDOR EXCLUSIVO
VIDEO VISA (with a shining white light behind it)
S.A. DE C.V.
MEXICO (YEAR IN ROMAN)
Translation:
WARNING: THE COPYRIGHT HOLDER OF THE CINEMATOGRAPHIC WORK (INCLUDING ITS SOUNDTRACK AND OTHER ATTACHMENTS), CONTAINED IN THIS VIDEOCASSETTE, HAS ONLY AUTHORIZED ITS PRIVATE AND DOMESTIC USE. ALL OTHER RIGHTS ARE RESERVED. IN SUCH SENSE, ANY OTHER FORM OF UNAUTHORIZED TOTAL OR PARTIAL USE, SUCH AS: RENTING, COPYING, EDITING, REPRODUCING, ADDITION, REDUCTION, TRANSLATION, AND ANY OTHER WAY THAT IMPLIES THE REPRESENTATION OF THE WORK CONTAINED IN THIS VIDEOCASSETTE, EXHIBITION OR PUBLIC DISSEMINATION AND/OR ISSUE OR TRANSMISSION THROUGH ANY KNOWN OR AS YET UNKNOWN SYSTEM, MEANS OR INSTRUMENT, IS STRICTLY PROHIBITED. ANY FORM OF COMMERCIAL EXPLOITATION THAT IMPLIES A DIRECT OR INDIRECT PROFIT, SUCH AS EXCHANGE AND/OR INCOME, AND / OR SALE IS ALSO PROHIBITED WITHOUT THE CONSENT OF THE COPYRIGHT HOLDER. VIOLATION OF ANY OF THESE EXCLUSIVE RIGHTS OF THE HOLDER CONSTITUTES A TRANSGRESSION TO THE LAW AND IMPLIES THE LIABILITY OF THE OFFENDER THAT MAY RESULT IN CIVIL AND/OR CRIMINAL SANCTIONS. EXCLUSIVE DISTRIBUTOR: VIDEO VISA S.A. DE C.V., MEXICO
Technique: 2D animation.
Music/Sounds: None.
Availability: Seen on the rare Spanish release of Song of the South.
3rd Warning (1989-1990)
Warning: We see various beautiful landscape pictures in a slideshow. In order: a river in sunset, a mountain surrounded by greenery, a farm, a desert, another river in sunset, a foggy forest, a village, and another desert. The following text starts appearing and scrolling on the second picture:
'ADVERTENCIA
DISFRUTE TRANQUILAMENTE
ESTE VIDEOCASET
VIENDOLO EN CASA
CON SU FAMILIA.
NO COMETA NI PERMITA QUE
SE COMETAN ACTOS DE
PIRATERIA.
SI LO COPIA PARA RENTARLO
CAMBIARLO O VENDERLO ESTA
COMETIENDO UNA SERIE DE
DELITOS QUE LO PUEDEN
LLEVAR A LA CARCEL.
SU TRANQUILIDAD Y LA DE LOS
SUYOS ES PRIMERO.
GRACIAS
Translation:
'WARNING: CALMLY ENJOY THIS VIDEOCASSETTE AT HOME WITH YOUR FAMILY. DO NOT COMMIT OR ALLOW ACTS OF PIRACY TO BE COMMITTED. IF YOU COPY IT TO RENT IT, CHANGE IT OR SELL IT, YOU ARE COMMITTING A SERIES OF CRIMES THAT MAY TAKE YOU TO JAIL. YOUR TRANQUILITY AND THAT OF YOUR FAMILY IS FIRST. THANK YOU.}}
Technique: 2D animation.
Music/Sounds: The song "Escape from the Atmosphere" by Mannheim Steamroller.
Availability: Unknown.
4th Warning (1990-1991)
Warning: Same as before, but this time the warning text starts earlier and looks more modern, and the pictures are mostly not the same either; also, there are a few moving pictures in the mix this time around. The text is also replaced by the following:
ADVERTENCIA
EL TITULAR DEL DERECHO
DE AUTOR DE LA OBRA
CINEMATOGRAFICA
(INCLUYENDO SU BANDA
SONORA Y DEMAS
ADITAMENTOS), CONTENIDA
EN ESTE VIDEOCASET,
SOLAMENTE HA AUTORIZADO
SU USO PRIVADO Y
DOMESTICO. TODOS LOS
DEMAS DERECHOS QUEDAN
RESERVADOS.
EN TAL SENTIDO QUEDA
TERMINAMENTE
PROHIBIDA CUALQUIER OTRA
FORMA DE UTILIZACION
TOTAL O PARCIAL, NO
AUTORIZADA, TALES COMO:
RENTA, COPIA, EDICION,
Y CUALQUIER OTRO MODO
QUE IMPLIQUE LA
REPRESENTACION DE LA
OBRA CONTENIDA EN ESTE
VIDEOCASET.
QUEDA TAMBIEN PROHIBIDA
CUALQUIER FORMA DE
EXPLOTACION COMERCIAL
QUE IMPLIQUE UN LUCRO
DIRECTO O INDIRECTO,
SIN EL CONOCIMIENTO DEL
TITULAR DEL DERECHO.
LA VIOLACION
DE CUALQUIERA
DE ESTOS DERECHOS
EXCLUSIVOS DEL TITULAR
CONSTITUYEN UNA
TRANSGRESION A LA LEY
ESTO IMPLICA
RESPONSABILIDAD
DEL INFRACTOR QUE PUEDE
DAR LUGAR A SANCIONES
CIVILES Y/O PENALES.
DIGA NO
A LA
PIRATERIA
GRACIAS'
Translation:
WARNING: THE COPYRIGHT HOLDER OF THE CINEMATOGRAPHIC WORK (INCLUDING ITS SOUNDTRACK AND OTHER ATTACHMENTS), CONTAINED IN THIS VIDEOCASSETTE, HAS ONLY AUTHORIZED ITS PRIVATE AND DOMESTIC USE. ALL OTHER RIGHTS ARE RESERVED. IN SUCH SENSE ANY OTHER FORM OF UNAUTHORIZED TOTAL OR PARTIAL USE, SUCH AS: RENTING, COPYING, EDITING, AND ANY OTHER WAY THAT IMPLIES THE REPRESENTATION OF THE WORK CONTAINED IN THIS VIDEOCASSETTE. EXHIBITION OR PUBLIC DISSEMINATION AND/OR ISSUE OR TRANSMISSION THROUGH ANY KNOWN OR AS YET UNKNOWN SYSTEM, MEANS OR INSTRUMENT, IS STRICTLY PROHIBITED. ANY FORM OF COMMERCIAL EXPLOITATION THAT IMPLIES A DIRECT OR INDIRECT PROFIT IS ALSO PROHIBITED WITHOUT THE KNOWLEDGE OF THE COPYRIGHT HOLDER. VIOLATION OF ANY OF THESE EXCLUSIVE RIGHTS OF THE HOLDER CONSTITUTES A TRANSGRESSION TO THE LAW THAT IMPLIES THE LIABILITY OF THE OFFENDER THAT CAN RESULT IN CIVIL AND/OR CRIMINAL SANCTIONS. SAY NO TO PIRACY. THANK YOU.
Technique: 2D animation.
Music/Sounds: Same as the previous logo.
Availability: Seen on the Mexican tapes of The Little Mermaid, Bird on a Wire, Arachnophobia and DuckTales: The Movie: Treasure of the Lost Lamp.
5th Warning (1991-1992)
Warning: Similar to the previous two warnings, but with moving camera footage around Acapulco and more modern-looking text, which reads:
'ADVERTENCIA (with two red underlines)
EL TITULAR DEL
DERECHO DE AUTOR
DE LA OBRA
(INCLUYENDO SU
BANDA SONORA Y
DEMAS ADITAMENTOS)
CONTENIDO EN ESTE
VIDEOCASET
SOLAMENTE HA
AUTORIZADO SU USO
PRIVADO Y DOMESTICO.
TODOS LOS DEMAS
DERECHOS QUEDAN
RESERVADOS.
EN TAL SENTIDO QUEDA
TERMINAMENTE
PROHIBIDO CUALQUIER
OTRA FORMA DE
UTILIZACION TOTAL O
PARCIAL, NO
AUTORIZADA.
TALES COMO:
RENTA, COPIA, EDICION
Y CUALQUIER OTRO
MODO QUE IMPLIQUE
LA REPRESENTACION
DE LA OBRA CONTENIDA
EN ESTE VIDEOCASET.
QUEDA TAMBIEN
PROHIBIDA CUALQUIER
FORMA DE EXPLOTACION
COMERCIAL QUE
IMPLIQUE UN LUCRO
DIRECTO O INDIRECTO
SIN EL CONOCIMIENTO DEL
TITULAR DEL DERECHO.
LA VIOLACION DE
CUALQUIERA DE ESTOS
DERECHOS EXCLUSIVOS
DEL TITULAR
CONSTITUYEN UNA
TRANSGRESION A
LA LEY.
ESTO IMPLICA
RESPONSABILIDAD DEL
INFRACTOR QUE PUEDE
DAR LUGAR A
SANCTIONES CIVILES Y
PENALES.'
DIGA NO, A LA
PIRATERIA
GRACIAS.
Translation:
WARNING: THE COPYRIGHT HOLDER OF THE WORK (INCLUDING ITS SOUNDTRACK AND OTHER ATTACHMENTS) CONTAINED IN THIS VIDEOCASSETTE HAS ONLY AUTHORIZED ITS PRIVATE AND DOMESTIC USE. ALL OTHER RIGHTS ARE RESERVED. IN SUCH SENSE ANY OTHER FORM OF UNAUTHORIZED TOTAL OR PARTIAL USE IS STRICTLY PROHIBITED. SUCH AS: RENTING, COPYING, EDITING AND ANY OTHER WAY THAT IMPLIES THE REPRESENTATION OF THE WORK CONTAINED IN THIS VIDEOCASSETTE. EXHIBITION OR PUBLIC DISSEMINATION AND/OR ISSUE OR TRANSMISSION THROUGH ANY KNOWN OR AS YET UNKNOWN SYSTEM, MEANS OR INSTRUMENT. ANY FORM OF COMMERCIAL EXPLOITATION THAT IMPLIES A DIRECT OR INDIRECT PROFIT IS ALSO PROHIBITED WITHOUT THE KNOWLEDGE OF THE COPYRIGHT HOLDER. VIOLATION OF ANY OF THE EXCLUSIVE RIGHTS OF THE HOLDER CONSTITUTE A TRANSGRESSION TO THE LAW. THIS IMPLIES THE LIABILITY OF THE OFFENDER, WHICH MAY RESULT IN CIVIL AND CRIMINAL SANCTIONS. SAY NO TO PIRACY. THANK YOU.
Technique: 2D animation.
Music/Sounds: Easy listening music.
Availability: Unknown.
6th Warning (1992-1995)
Warning: Against a blue screen, the following warning text scrolls upward, similar to the 2nd warning screen:
'ADVERTENCIA
EL TITULAR DEL DERECHO
DE AUTOR DE LA OBRA
CINEMATOGRAFICA
(INCLUYENDO SU BANDA
SONORA Y DEMAS
ADITAMENTOS).
CONTENIDO EN ESTE
VIDEOCASET.
CUALQUIER OTRA FORMA
DE UTILIZACION TOTAL O
PARCIAL, NO AUTORIZADA
TALES COMO:
RENTA, COPIA, EDICION
Y CUALQUIER OTRO MODO
QUE IMPLIQUE LA
REPRESENTACION DE LA
OBRA CONTENIDA EN ESTE
VIDEOCASET.
QUEDA TAMBIEN, PROHIBIDA
CUALQUIER FORMA DE
EXPLOTACION COMERCIAL
QUE IMPLIQUE UN LUCRO
DIRECTO O INDIRECTO, SIN
EL CONOCIMIENTO DEL
TITULAR DEL DERECHO.
LA VIOLACION DE
CUALQUIERA DE ESTOS
DERECHOS EXCLUSIVOS DEL
TITULAR CONSTITUYEN UNA
TRANSGRESION A LA LEY.
ESTO IMPLICA
RESPONSABILIDAD DEL
INFRACTOR QUE PUEDE DAR
LUGAR A SANCTIONES CIVILES
Y PENALES'
DIGA NO
A LA
PIRATERIA
"GRACIAS"
Translation:
WARNING: THE COPYRIGHT HOLDER OF THE CINEMATOGRAPHIC WORK (INCLUDING ITS SOUNDTRACK AND OTHER ATTACHMENTS) CONTAINED IN THIS VIDEOCASSETTE. ANY OTHER FORM OF UNAUTHORIZED TOTAL OR PARTIAL USE IS STRICTLY PROHIBITED. SUCH AS: RENTING, COPYING, EDITING AND ANY OTHER WAY THAT IMPLIES THE REPRESENTATION OF THE WORK CONTAINED IN THIS VIDEOCASSETTE. EXHIBITION OR PUBLIC DISSEMINATION AND/OR ISSUE OR TRANSMISSION THROUGH ANY KNOWN OR AS YET UNKNOWN SYSTEM, MEANS OR INSTRUMENT. ANY FORM OF COMMERCIAL EXPLOITATION THAT IMPLIES A DIRECT OR INDIRECT PROFIT IS ALSO PROHIBITED WITHOUT THE KNOWLEDGE OF THE COPYRIGHT HOLDER. VIOLATION OF ANY OF THE EXCLUSIVE RIGHTS OF THE HOLDER CONSTITUTE A TRANSGRESSION TO THE LAW. THIS IMPLIES THE LIABILITY OF THE OFFENDER, WHICH MAY RESULT IN CIVIL AND CRIMINAL SANCTIONS. SAY NO TO PIRACY. THANK YOU.
Technique: 2D animation.
Music/Sounds: None.
Availability: Seen on VideoVisa's releases of Disney's Robin Hood and Cinderella.
7th Warning (1995-2000)
Warning: Against a blue screen, the following text appears:
'ADVERTENCIA
EL TITULAR DEL DERECHO DE AUTOR
DE LA OBRA CINEMATOGRAFICA,
(INCLUYENDO SU BANDA SONORA
Y DEMAS ADITAMENTOS)
CONTENIDOS EN ESTE VIDEOCASSETTE,
PROHIBE:
CUALQUIER FORMA DE UTILIZACION
TOTAL O PARCIAL NO AUTORIZADA
COMO: RENTA, COPIA, EDICION Y
CUALQUIER OTRO MODO QUE IMPLIQUE
LA REPRESENTACION DE LA OBRA
CONTENIDA EN ESTE VDEOCASSETTE.
ASI COMO CUALQUIER FORMA DE
EXPLOTACION COMERCIAL
QUE IMPLIQUE UN LUCRO DIRECTO
O INDIRECTO SIN EL CONOCIMIENTO
DEL TITULAR DEL DERECHO.
LA VIOLACION DE CUALQUIERA
DE ESTOS DERECHOS
EXCLUSIVOS DEL TITULAR
CONSTITUYEN UNA TRANSGRESION
A LA LEY.
ESTO IMPLICA RESPONSABILIDAD
DEL INFRACTOR QUE PUEDE
DAR LUGAR A SANCIONES
CIVILES Y PENALES.
NO A LA PIRATERIA'
Translation:
'WARNING: THE COPYRIGHT HOLDER OF THE CINEMATOGRAPHIC WORK, (INCLUDING ITS SOUNDBAND AND OTHER ATTACHMENTS) CONTAINED IN THIS VIDEOCASSETTE, PROHIBITS: ANY FORM OF UNAUTHORIZED TOTAL OR PARTIAL USE, SUCH AS: RENTING, COPYING, EDITING AND ANY OTHER WAY THAT IMPLIES THE REPRESENTATION OF THE WORK CONTAINED IN THIS VDEOCASSETTE. AS WELL AS ANY FORM OF COMMERCIAL OR INDIRECT EXPLOITATION WITHOUT THE KNOWLEDGE OF THE COPYRIGHT HOLDER. VIOLATION OF ANY OF THESE EXCLUSIVE RIGHTS OF THE HOLDER CONSTITUTES A TRANSGRESSION TO THE LAW. THIS IMPLIES THE LIABILITY OF THE OFFENDER, WHICH MAY RESULT IN CIVIL AND CRIMINAL SANCTIONS. NO TO PIRACY.'
Technique: The text appearing and disappearing.
Music/Sounds: Loud whooshing as the VideoVisa logo segues into this.
Availability: Seen on VideoVisa's releases of Disney's Mary Poppins and Goofy's All-Star Olympics.
