Sony Pictures Home Entertainment Warning Screens

United States & Canada

Main article: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment Warning Screens/United States & Canada

Europe, Oceania & CIS

Main article: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment Warning Screens/Europe, Oceania & CIS

Middle East

Turkey

1980s

YENİ YILDA SOYGUN (HAPPY NEW YEAR) RCA-COLUMBIA INTL. VIDEO VHS KAYDI 1990 AÇILIŞ FRAGMANLARI-2

Warning: On a blue background, we see a white "UYARI" with a long line underneath. Turkish warning text scrolls up.

FX/SFX: The scrolling up.

Music/Sounds: None.

Availability: Seen on Turkish RCA/Columbia tapes.

1990s

VHS Opening -322 Opening to my 1999 Turkish VHS of Godzilla-2

Warning: On a gray background, we see the following text:

UYARIİZLEYECEĞİNİZ BU VCD veya VHS FİLM SATIŞ AMACIİÇİN ÜRETİLMİŞTİR. KİRAYA VERİLMESİ, UMUMAAÇIK YERLERDE GÖSTERİMİ, KORSAN ÇOĞALTILMASIHALİNDE 3257 ve 5846 SAYILI KANUNLAR GEREĞIİŞLEM YAPILACAKTIR.KORSANLIK İHBARI İÇİN(0212) 513 34 67 - 519 37 48

Translation:

WARNING: THIS VCD or VHS MOVIE YOU WILL WATCH IS PRODUCED FOR SELLING PURPOSE. IN CASE OF LEASING, DISPLAYING IN PUBLIC PLACES, PIRATED DUPLICATION, ACTION WILL BE TAKEN IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS NUMBERED 3257 AND 5846. FOR THE PIRATE NOTICE (0212) 513 34 67 - 519 37 48

FX/SFX: The fading.

Music/Sounds: None.

Availability: Rare. This was found on the Turkish VHS release of Godzilla.

Early–Late 2000s (VCD)

Rare CTHE Warning Screen Turkish 2001 9 14 19

Warning: Next to a still, angled shot of the finished Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment logo, Turkish warning text scrolls up and then stops.

FX/SFX: The scrolling.

Music/Sounds: None.

Availability: Extremely rare. This was found on a Turkish VCD of All the Pretty Horses.

2003–present (DVD)

Warning: Same as the British DVD warning, but the text is replaced by the following:

UyarıTelif hakkı sahibi bu Dijital Çokyönlü Disk'ten oluşan programın (film müziği dahil) sadece evde kullanım haklarını almıştır.Diğer tüm hakları saklıdır.

The text then disappears to make room for the following text:

Bu Dijital Çokyönlü Disk'in veya bir parçasının yetki dışı olarak çoğaltılması, değiştirilmesi, gösterilmesi, kiralanması, toplu gösterime sokulması, dağıtılması ve/veya yayımlanması kesinlikle yasaktır.Bu tür herhangi bir hareket suç teşkil eder ve cezai soruşturmaya sebebiyet verebilir.

Translation:

Warning: The copyright holder has only received home use rights for the program (including the soundtrack) consisting of this Digital Versatile Disc. All other rights reserved. Unauthorized reproduction, modification, display, rental, mass release, distribution and/or publication of this Digital Versatile Disc or any part of it is strictly prohibited. Any such act constitutes a criminal offense and could lead to a criminal investigation.

FX/SFX: The fading or the cutting.

Music/Sounds: None.

Availability: Seen on most European/Australian Sony DVDs that include the Turkish language.

2009–present (Blu-ray)

Warning: Same as the British DVD warning, but the text is replaced by the following:

UYARITelif hakkı sahibi bu filmden oluşan programın (film müziği dahil) sadece evde kullanım haklarını almıştır.Diğer tüm hakları saklıdır.Bu fılmin veya bir parçasının yetki dışı olarak çoğaltılması, değiştirilmesi, gösterilmesi, kiralanması, toplu gösterime sokulması, dağıtılması ve/veya yayımlanması kesinlikle yasaktır.Bu tür herhangi bir hareket suç teşkil eder ve cezai soruşturmaya sebebiyet verebilir.

Translation:

WARNING: The copyright holder has only received the rights for home use of the program (including its soundtrack) consisting of this movie. All other rights reserved. Unauthorized reproduction, modification, display, rental, mass release, distribution and/or publication of this film or a part of it is strictly prohibited. Any such act constitutes a criminal offense and could lead to a criminal investigation.

FX/SFX: The fading or the cutting.

Music/Sounds: None.

Availability: Seen on most Sony Pictures Home Entertainment Blu-ray Disc releases.

Saudi Arabia and UAE

2005

Warning: Same as the 2005 American UMD warning, but the white warning texts are in four languages, German, Spanish, Russian and Arabic. The Arabic warning text is used on the fourth paragraph.

FX/SFX: None.

Music/Sounds: None.

Availability: Seen on the 2005 worldwide UMD of MGM's Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure.

South Africa

2005

Warning: Same as the 2005 American UMD warning. The English warning text is used on the first paragraph.

FX/SFX: None.

Music/Sounds: None.

Availability: Seen on the 2005 worldwide UMD of MGM's Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure.

Latin America

Mexico

Late 1980s–Autumn 1997

See VideoVisa Warning Screens.

Autumn 1997–2000

Warning: We see a still shot of the clouds from the 1993 Columbia TriStar Home Video logo which are frozen in place. On this background, Mexican Spanish warning text scrolls up. "ADVERTENCIA" is underlined in red, and the last set of text says "DIGA ¡NO! A LA PIRATERIA" with the "NO" being in a much larger size in red stops in the middle of the screen.

FX/SFX: The scrolling up and stopping.

Music/Sounds: None.

Availability: Very rare. This can be seen on Mexican videotapes such as The 3 Worlds of Gulliver, Jerry Maguire, Red Heat, Desperado and Big Daddy.

2000–2005

Warning: Similar to the previous warning, except the background is black, all the text is white, "ADVERTENCIA" is larger, the anti-piracy statement reads "NO A LA PIRATERIA," and following it is "AMV Asociación Mexicana de Video."

FX/SFX: The scrolling.

Music/Sounds: None.

Availability: Seen on later-day Mexican videotapes from Sony, such as The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland, The Deep End of the Ocean, and Man of the House.

Brazil

Late 1980s–Early 2000s

See LK-TEL Video Warning Screens.

1998–present

Warning: On a blue background, we see the following text:

ADVERTÊNCIAO proprietário do direito autoral licenciou este filme em DVD, incluindo sua trilha sonora, para distribuição somente de seus licenciados na América Latina.Este filme em DVD foi licenciado exclusivamente para exibição privada. Todos os direitos são reservados.Estão proibidas toda e qualquer outra forma de utilização como reprodução de novas cópias, edição, demonstração, aluguel, troca, arrendamento, empréstimo, exibição pública, difusão, transmissão, retransmissão e/ou exibição em televisão. Estes atos podem dar base a uma ação civil e provocar um processo criminal (título VII da Lei do Direito Autoral 9.610/98 e Artigo 184 do Código Penal, e seus parágrafos).Este DVD não pode ser exportado, distribuído e/ou vendido de forma comercial sem a licença apropriada da Sony Pictures Home Entertainment.

Translation:

WARNING: The copyright owner has licensed this film on DVD, including its soundtrack, for distribution only to its licensees in Latin America. This DVD movie has been licensed exclusively for private viewing. All rights are reserved. Any other form of use, such as reproduction of new copies, editing, demonstration, is prohibited. rent, exchange, lease, loan, public display, broadcast, transmission, retransmission and/or television display. These acts can give rise to civil action and lead to criminal prosecution (Title VII of the Copyright Law 9.610/98 and Article 184 of the Penal Code, and its paragraphs). This DVD cannot be exported, distributed and/or sold commercially without the appropriate license from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment.

Variant: On Blu-rays, "filme em DVD" and "DVD" is changed to "filme".

FX/SFX: The fading or the cutting.

Music/Sounds: None.

Availability: Seen on most Brazilian Sony DVDs and Blu-rays.

2001–2005

Warning: On a blue background, we see the following text scroll up:

ADVERTÉNCIA
A CÓPIA DA OBRA AUDIOVISUAL
CONTIDA NESTE VIDEOCASSETE,
INCLUINDO SUA TRILHA SONORA,
DESTINA-SE EXCLUSIVAMENTE
À EXIBIÇÃO PRIVADA, SENDO
PROIBIDA TODA E QUALQUER
OUTRA FORMA DE UTILIZAÇÃO,
TAIS COMO: EXIBICAO PÚBLICA,
COMUNICAÇÃO AO PÚBLICO POR
TELEVISÃO OU TELEVISÃO A
CABO E REPRODUÇÃO DE NOVAS
CÓPIAS. A VIOLAÇÃO DOS
DIREITOS EXCLUSIVOS DO
DISTRIBUIDOR LICENCIADO SOBRE
A OBRA AUDIOVISUAL É CRIME
(ART. 184 DO CODIGO PENAL). Translation:
WARNING: THE COPY OF THE AUDIOVISUAL WORK CONTAINED IN THIS VIDEOCASSETTE, INCLUDING ITS SOUNDTRACK, IS EXCLUSIVELY INTENDED FOR PRIVATE EXHIBITION, ALL AND ANY OTHER WAY OF USE BEING PROHIBITED, SUCH AS: PUBLIC DISPLAY, COMMUNICATION TO THE PUBLIC VIA TELEVISION OR CABLE TELEVISION OR REPRODUCTION OF NEW COPIES. THE VIOLATION OF THE EXCLUSIVE RIGHTS OF THE LICENSED DISTRIBUTOR ON THE AUDIOVISUAL WORK IS A CRIME (ART. 184 OF THE CRIMINAL CODE).

FX/SFX: The text scrolling up.

Music/Sounds: None.

Availability: Seen on Brazilian Columbia-TriStar tapes with the 2001 Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment logo, such as Men in Black II.

Argentina

Late 1980s–Early 2000s

See LK-TEL Video Warning Screens.

Chile

Late 1980s–Early 2000s

See LK-TEL Video Warning Screens.

Latin America (excluding Brazil, for DVDs and Blu-ray Discs)

1998–present

Warning: Same as the Brazilian DVD warning, but the text is replaced by the following:

ADVERTENCIAEl titular de los derechos de autor ha licenciado esta película en formato DVD incluyendo su banda sonora para la distribución única y exclusiva por parte de sus sublicenciatarios autorizados en Latinoamérica.Esta película en formato DVD ha sido autorizada únicamente para uso privado en el hogar. Todos los derechos quedan reservados.Cualquier forma de explotación no autorizada tal como: copia, edición, exhibición, renta, intercambio, contratación, transmisión privada, presentación pública, difusión y/o transmisión por televisión del formato DVD o alguna de sus aditamentos queda estrictamente prohibida; tales acciones traen como consecuencia responsabilidad civil y penal para el infractor.Este formato DVD no puede ser exportada, distribuida y/o vendida de manera comercial sin la debida autorización por parte de Sony Pictures Home Entertainment.

Translation:

WARNING: The copyright holder has licensed this film in DVD format including its soundtrack for sole and exclusive distribution by its authorized sublicensees in Latin America. This DVD movie has been licensed for private home use only. All rights reserved. Any form of unauthorized exploitation such as: copying, editing, exhibition, rental, Exchange, contracting, private transmission, public presentation, diffusion and/or television transmission of the DVD format or any of its attachments is strictly prohibited; Such actions result in civil and criminal liability for the offender. This DVD format may not be exported, distributed and/or sold commercially without proper authorization from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment.

Variants

• On Blu-rays, "en formato DVD" is removed from "película en formato DVD" and "del formato DVD o alguna de sus aditamentos" is removed entirely.
• In any cases, it uses English warning text instead.

FX/SFX: The fading or the cutting.

Music/Sounds: None.

Availability: Seen on most Latin American Sony DVDs, as well as most Sony Blu-ray Discs.

2005

Warning: Same as the 2005 American UMD warning. The English warning text is used on the first paragraph, and the Spanish warning text is used on the second paragraph.

FX/SFX: None.

Music/Sounds: None.

Availability: Seen on the 2005 worldwide UMD of MGM's Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure.

Asia

Japan

1988–1992

Warning: On a black background we see the text in Japanese scrolling up.

FX/SFX: The scrolling up.

Music/Sounds: None.

Availability: Extremely rare. This was seen on Japanese VHS releases of the time, such as Psycho Cop, The Witches, and Who's Harry Crumb?.

1992–present

Warning: On a lilac blue background, we see white warning text in Japanese, surrounded by a black outline.

FX/SFX: The fading or the cutting.

Music/Sounds: None.

Availability: Seen on most Japanese Sony VHS and DVD releases, as well as most Sony Pictures Home Entertainment Blu-ray Disc releases, such as Philadelphia.

Hong Kong, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan & Thailand

1998–present

Warning: Same as the Brazilian DVD warning, but the one of the texts is replaced by the following:

Warning The copyright proprietor has licensed this DVD film including its soundtrack for distribution only by authorized sublicensees in Hong Kong, the Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan and Thailand. This DVD film has been licensed for private home use only. All other rights are reserved. Any unauthorized copying, editing, exhibition, renting, exchanging, hiring, lending, public performance, diffusion, and/or broadcast of the 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.

警告 版權所有者授權本DVD影片之全部內容 (包括其聲音) 只限於授權之代理商於授權地區之使用，包含香港、菲律賓、新加坡 、台澧及泰國。本DVD影片之內容僅供家庭及私人觀賞。任何未經授權之盜錄、翻拷、剪輯、修改製作、出租、公開展示或公閞播放本DVD節目全部或部份內容之行為皆嚴格禁止。違反者將負起民事責任 ，情節重大者將追訴刑辜責任。 (Warning: The copyright owner authorizes the entire content of this DVD film (including its sound) to be used only by authorized agents in authorized regions, including Hong Kong, the Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan and Thailand. The content of this DVD movie is for family and private viewing only. Any unauthorized recording, duplication, editing, modification, production, rental, public display or public broadcasting of all or part of this DVD program is strictly prohibited. Violators will bear civil liability, and those with serious circumstances will be prosecuted for criminal responsibility.)

คำเตือน เจ้าของลิขสิทธิ์ให้สิทธิ์ในการจัดจําหน่ายภาพยนตร์ระบดีวีดี (DVD) และแถบเสียงแก่ผู้ได้รับอนุญาตช่วงในฮ่องกง ฟิลิปปินส์ สิงคโปร์ ไต้หวัน และประเทศไทยเท่านั้น ขอสงวนลิขสิทธิ์ทั้งหลายในแผ่นดีวีดีนี้ และห้าม มิให้ใช้แผ่นดีวีดีนี้เพื่อการอย่างอื่น นอกจากการชมเพื่อความบันเทิงภายในที่พักอาศัยเท่านั้น ห้ามมิให้ทําซํ้า แก้ไขดัดแปลง นําฉายในที่สาธารณสถาน ให้เช่า แลกเปลี่ยน ให้ยม หรือเผยแพร่ส่วนหนึ่งส่วนใดหรือทั้งหมดของแผ่น ดีวีดีนี้ โดยมิได้รับความยินยอมเป็นหนังสือจากเจ้าของลิขสิทธิ์ ผู้ละเมิดจะถูกดำเนินคตีตามที่กฎหมายบัญญัติไว้สูงสุด (Disclaimer: The copyright owner grants the right to distribute the film and soundtrack on this DVD only to sub-licenses in Hong Kong, the Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan and Thailand. All rights reserved to this DVD, which may not be used for any purpose other than home entertainment use. It is prohibited to reproduce, edit, modify, display in public places, rent, exchange, give away or distribute any or all parts of this DVD without the written consent of the copyright owner. Violators will be prosecuted according to the maximum law.)

Variant: A variant found on Blu-rays had one of the following texts:

WARNING The copyright proprietor has licensed this film including its soundtrack for distribution only by authorized sublicensees in Hong Kong, the Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan and Thailand. This film has been licensed for private home use only. All other rights are reserved. Any unauthorized copying, editing, exhibition, renting, hiring, exchanging, lending, public performance, diffusion and/or broadcast of the film, or any part thereof, is strictly prohibited. Any such action establishes liability for a civil action and may give rise to criminal prosecution.

警告 版權所有者授權本影片之全部內容 (包括其磬音) 只限於授權之代理商於授權地區使用。包含香港、 菲律賓、 新加坡、台灣及泰國。本影片之內容僅供家庭及私人觀賞。任何未經授權之盜錄、翻拷、剪輯、修改製作、出租、公開展示或公開擂放本影片全部或部份內容之行焉皆嚴格禁止。違反者將負起民辜責任，情節重大者將追訴刑事責任。 (Warning: The copyright owner authorizes the entire content of this film (including its soundtrack) to be used only by authorized agents in the authorized area. Including Hong Kong, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan and Thailand. The content of this video is for family and private viewing only. Any unauthorized recording, duplication, editing, modification, production, rental, public display or public display of all or part of the content of this film is strictly prohibited. Violators will be held accountable for civilians, and those with serious circumstances will be prosecuted for criminal responsibility.)

คำเตือน เจ้าของลิขสิทธิ์ให่สิทธิ์ในการจัดจำหน่ายภาพยนตร์และแถบเสียงแก่ผู้ได้รับอนุญาตช่วงในฮ่องกง ฟิลิปปินส์ สิงคโปร์ ไต้หวัน และประเทศไทยเท่านั้น ขอสงวนลิขสิทธิ์ทั้งหลายในภาพยนตร์เรื่องนี้ และห้ามมิให้ใช้ภาพยนตร์เรื่องนี้เพื่อการอย่างอื่น นอกจากการชมเพื่อความบันเทิงภายในที่พักอาศัยเท่านั้น ห้ามมิให้ทําซํ้า แก้ไขดัดแปลง นำฉายในที่สาธารณสถาน ให้เช่า แลกเปลี่ยน ให้ยืม หรือเผยแพร่ ส่วนหนึ่งส่วนใดหรือทั้งหมดของภาพยนตร์นี้ โดยมิได้รับความยินยอมเป็นหนังสือจากเจ้าของลิขสิทธิ์ ผู้ละเมิดจะถูกดำเนินคตีตามที่กฎหมายบัญญิติไว้สูงสุด (Disclaimer: The copyright owner grants the right to distribute the film and soundtrack only to sub-licenses in Hong Kong, the Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan and Thailand. All rights reserved to this film, which may not be used for any purpose other than home entertainment use. It is prohibited to reproduce, edit, modify, display in public places, rent, exchange, give away or distribute any or all parts of this film without the written consent of the copyright owner. Violators will be prosecuted according to the maximum law.)

FX/SFX: The fading or the cutting.

Music/Sounds: None.

Availability: Seen on most Asian Sony DVDs, as well as most Sony Pictures Home Entertainment Blu-ray Disc releases.

2005

Warning: Same as the 2005 American UMD warning. The English warning text is used on the first paragraph, and the Chinese warning text is used on the third paragraph.

FX/SFX: None.

Music/Sounds: None.

Availability: Seen on the 2005 worldwide UMD of MGM's Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure.

South Korea

1990s

Warning: Same as the other companies' warnings from the 1990's.

FX/SFX: Same as the other companies' warnings from the 1990's.

Music/Sounds: None.

Availability: Found on Korean VHS releases at the time, such as Philadelphia.

2000s–present (A)

Warning: Same as the latest Korean generic warning from post-2004.

Variant: Same as the latest Korean generic warning from post-2004.

FX/SFX: The zooming and scrolling.

Music/Sounds: None.

Availability: Found on Korean Sony videocassettes, such as Monster House.

2000s–present (B)

Warning: Same as the Brazilian DVD warning, but the text is replaced by the following:

Warning
이 DVD는 저작권법의 보호를 받는 저작물이며, 저작권법과 계약에 따라 가정내 상영용으로 제작되었습니다. 이 DVD를 이용하여 저작권자의 허락없이 공공장소에서의 상영, 복사, 전송, 편집, 리버스 엔지니어링등의 행위를 하는 것은 저작권자의 권리를 침해하는 것으로 민사상 손해배상 책임을 질뿐아니라 형사처벌까지 받게 될 수 있 으니 유의하시기 바랍니다.

Translation:

• DVD Variant: Warning: This DVD is a work protected by copyright law, and was produced for home screening in accordance with the Copyright Offender Policy. Screening, copying, transmission, editing, reverse engineering, etc. in public places without the permission of the copyright holder using this DVD violates the rights of the copyright holder. Please note that you may be liable for civil damages as well as criminal penalties.
• Blu-Ray Variant: WARNING: This film is a work protected by copyright law, and was produced for home screening in accordance with the Copyright Offender Policy. Screening, copying, transmission, editing, reverse engineering, etc. in public places without the permission of the copyright holder using this film violates the rights of the copyright holder. Please note that you may be liable for civil damages as well as criminal penalties.

Variant: A variant found on Blu-rays has the word "WARNING" in all-caps and changes the text to the following:

이 영화는 저작권법의 보호를 받는 저작물이며, 저작권법과 계약에 따라 가정내 상영용으로 제작되었습니다. 이 영화를 이용하여 저작권자의 허락없이 공공장소에서의 상영, 복사, 전송, 편집, 리버스 엔지니어링등의 행위를 하는 것은 저작권자의 권리를 침해하는 것으로 민사상 손해배상 책임을 질 뿐 아니라 형사처벌까지 받게 될 수 있으니 유의하시기 바랍니다.

FX/SFX: The fading or the cutting.

Music/Sounds: None.

Availability: Seen on Asian Sony DVDs, as well as most Sony Pictures Home Entertainment Blu-ray Disc releases.