Australian Home Video Anti Piracy Advices

[@peterandrews6626]

1:35 Is that Ray McGregor? UPDATE: No It's Mike Drayson.

[@stupendous1068]

I miss these old VHS tape video piracy warnings.

[@neilevans8204]

Voice Over Guy: "Have you ever bought or rented a video tape that wasn't quite right?" Me: "Yeah. "Showgirls'!!!"

[@connorgmacleod]

Steve Britten does the Voice over for this

[@azzarox6661]

I remember this (the first) ad, holy shit, the memories

[@harryboyd9902]

I had once rented ninja turtles 3 when I was young and little and had a blue spine I miss those days

[@stupendous1068]

2:15 This announcer sounds a lot like David Morrow.

[@plushblueep]

If they had these cool-looking cassettes in America, that would make a difference.

[@jrdavis1992]

Now, this is...wow! I never have been to Australia, but someday, I'd like to see the colored spines done here in the US on the VHS tapes we own. Too bad VHS was phased out for DVD, though.

[@christinadyess5539]

Jacob Davis Monsters Inc was blue, Veggietales was green, Nickelodeon stuff was orange

[@adultmoshifan87]

Red spines were used for Beta cassettes in the UK

[@Rbatty2]

Ah wish we'd had more of those coloured VHS spines here, they rule! Nice, thank you very much!

[@robvonk9131]

I remember that some of the Columbia RCA home video tapes were grey with red spines.

[@stupendous1068]

My original VHS copy of Ghostbusters looked exactly like that.

[@darryllharden9141]

If the VHS Cassette you're watching does not look like this, It's possible you're viewing a inferior pirated copy.Beta Cassettes do not have a yellow spine, Beta Programme quality is guaranteed by this polarized seal.If your cassette does not carry these guarantees of quality. Phone The Australian Film and Video Security Office. Help stop Video Pirates.

[@Y0Y0Evan]

3:18 is the one I remember

[@Urvy1A]

I wonder if Aussie copies of Ghostbusters had the red spine.

[@jackbollingmoore7554]

I saw this on rental VHS tapes & rental Beta tapes

[@Inaworldoflove]

I remember a video store with photocopied covers. They claimed they did that so people wouldn't steal them...sure.

[@JesseL85719]

hmm.............Here in America, pirate copies are indicated just by looking at an the recording tab still attached. To combat piracy there, there are a few things to indicate genuine copies: Disney: Blue Lid Nickelodeon (Pre-2000): Orange tape because of the logo. VeggieTales: Green Tape 1988 VHS of E.T.: Green Lid and tapeguards as well as hologram with the 1975 Universal logo printed.

[@JadeCryptOfWonders]

I haven't seen that CIC video warning in yonks, it gives me the same chill of mortality that the Pokemon theme song gives me if I haven't heard it in a while for some reason. It's one of those things that I just associate with VHS in general. Now it just seems really quaint and cute that people would buy a pirated copy of something, instead of the new bunkum about "you wouldn't download a car".

[@ScottTheAnimatorEST]

what. why is there the Konica logo in a Betamax Tape.

[@mutestingray]

I’m turning myself in right now.

[@darryllharden9141]

To ensure you receive the best possible sound and picture quality in Video Entertainment, CBS/FOX Video have introduced a new blue spine on all VHS cassettes. If the VHS cassette you're watching does not look like this, It's possible you're viewing a inferior pirate copy. Beta cassettes do not have a blue spine. Beta programme quality is guaranteed by this polarized seal.If your cassette does not carry these guarantees of quality, Phone The Australian Film and Video Office. Help stop Video Pirates.

[@accountwithoutrules]

The coloured spines are cool, my Die Hard video has the yellow spine whilst my Terminator 2 vid has the red RCA spine, despite having changed to Columbia/Tristar Home Video. Anywho, great vid, I'm really loving some of the stuff on this channel, it brings back some fond memories but where does the CBS/FOX grid indent come from, I haven't seen that one before.

[@mulliganmedia]

Strange, I have never seen a VHS with a coloured spine in Australia, and I have only ever seen the first warning. Too young, I suppose.

[@NintendoFanatic2001]

Way to give me nightmare fuel.

[@Jammie6000]

Relates to me especially UK 2006 FACT warning

[@kmichael9787]

Man, I've lived in Australia my whole life, and none of my videos have coloured spines. I'm guessing that it didn't take off as well as they'd hoped.

[@adultmoshifan87]

Maybe you're just too young to remember them, these are from the late 80s and early 90s. Here in the UK, we, under certain circumstances, got tapes where the tape's entire housing was colored! Nickelodeon tapes were orange The first 3 Pokémon movies were on yellow tapes Monsters, Inc's tape was blue

[@kmichael9787]

adultmoshifan87 I've got ones with the entire housing covered, just not ones with coloured spines. I'm not sure I have many from the 80s, but most of mine would be early 90s :)

[@harryboyd9902]

Veggie tales videos were green

[@harryboyd9902]

Oh and madman ones were white

[@awakawiateazrutyialocinadn5207]

I think some MCEG Virgin Vision PAL VHS releases for Australia also NZ might possibly share the piracy warning scene RCA Columbia had (since it distributes them, MCEG)

[@Rbatty2]

Funny that. In the mid 80's I was at a friends birthday party and we watched a copy of "E.T." on VHS, BEFORE Speilberg authorized its video release. My pal told me it was from some relative, taped off pay tv maybe. Hmm, well I'm certain that tape was gotten "civilly", hee hee! ;)

[@hazza1o1]

hhaha cool I remember the first one from when I was 6, it was on basically every video tape I had

[@eliezerlogronio]

0:00-1:00 creeps me out right now...

[@kiltsonfire164]

I saw this on Some Warner Bros Rental Tapes.

[@PrestissimoMasterStation]

0:00 - 1:00 *HAVE YOU GOT WHAT YOU PAID FOR*

[@tabuoey]

I dont remember the coloured spines? My parents were extremely against piracy so I doubt I was watching illegal copies. I also have some old VHS tapes and none of them have coloured spines. Was this only in certain states? Was it implemented later on?

[@AussieRoadshow]

Coloured spines were extremely common in the 80's and beyond, and it was all across Australia. They ranged in colour from red, white and yellow and many different labels had them. RCA, CBS Fox, First Release etc. Some of RCAs releases had grey cassettes with red spines. Rocvale had blue cassettes with white spines. Roadshow Home Video had light brown colour spines on their early videos from 1982 actually.

[@tabuoey]

@@AussieRoadshow Thanks for the information. I will have to go through more old tapes to see if any are coloured

[@WedgePee]

@@AussieRoadshow RCA/Columbia UK did it in the early days (up to about 1987). Beta cassettes had the red spine too. Tapes later just had the hologram sticker (and even then not from all studios at all times).

[@pm41224]

HAVE YOU EVER BOUGHT OR RENTED A VIDEOTAPE THAT WASN'T QUITE RIGHT? It may have been a pirate copy, an illegal and inferiorated copy for which you paid good money.

[@darryllharden9141]

If the VHS Cassette you're watching does not look like this, It's possible you're viewing a inferior pirated copy. All CBS/FOX Video VHS Cassettes have a coloured customised spine.Which is your guarantee of audio and video quality.If your cassette does not carry this guarantee of quality, Phone The Australian Film and Video Security Office. Help stop Video Pirates.

[@darryllharden9141]

If the VHS Cassette you're watching does not look like this, It's possible you're viewing an inferior pirated copy. All Fox Video VHS Cassettes have a coloured customized spine. Which is your guarantee of audio and video quality. If your cassette does not carry this guarantee of quality, Phone The Australian Film and Video Security Office. Help stop Video Pirates.

[@twitsrandomizerer456]

3:57 colored cousti*mized* spine

[@sagesumers]

sounds like jeff wiggle

[@Mylittleponyfan-tf2mw]

We never had these in usa

[@peelp5080-i8y]

Warning - The phone numbers in this video (Australian Home Video Anti Piracy Advices) are now things of the past.

[@WedgePee]

These are 20-30 years old!

[@stupendous1068]

Rung it up a few days ago, but the call could be connected.

[@davidakers8277]

Apr 2, 2009

[@Daniel15au]

HAVE YOU GOT WHAT YOU PAID FOR... PHONE

[@devirusat]

A pirate is free! :)

[@katesomethingorother4723]

@CliveGains80's Maybe two or three in the world out the millions and millions of people who do it everyday.

[@MrGurubill]

In Australia we had a (MY HATED HOLOGRAM) Disney castle hologram and that scared me!

[@jdholdinggroup3353]

MGB You Bloated Soak of Protoplasm!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@wubbzyandsesamestreetfangirl]

Help stop ✋ video pirates 🏴‍☠️

[@davidakers8277]

Beware of Illegal Nintendo Switch Videogames! Check whether this Nintendo Switch Game Card Carries this Super Mario Hologram. Videogame Piracy is a very bad crime. Please do not accept it. Please demand a genuine Nintendo Switch Videogame Game Card from your retailer. Poor glitchy illegal Game Cards reduce your gameplay pleasure and jeopardize future videogame production.

[@karlt134]

Beware of Illegal Steps CDs! Check whether this Steps CD carries this pricing sticker. Music Piracy is a very very bad crime. Please do not accept it. Please demand a genuine Steps CD from your local HMV. Poor scratchy Steps CDs reduce your listening pleasure and jeopardize future music production.

[@TreyPDB]

Arrrrrrr.

[@revoltkid123]

you just pirated this video and uploaded it on youtube. shame on you!

[@KanselDumbass]

so evil ikr

[@TheBeankill]

#bobzor lols