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Those screens gave me an instant hit of nostalgia. Sort of a fluff piece, but an interesting blip in history. Thanks for sharing.

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Like the absurd pre-roll crap they'd put on VHS movies about $250,000 fines and such.

How many lives were wasted watching that stupid, completely pointless screen?

"Thank you for purchasing our product! Now please endure this message about not stealing."

I stopped watching DVD's because of the unskippable anti-piracy notices. The last DVD I ever watched had an obnoxiously long one for whatever reason and I remember feeling pretty annoyed at being forced to sit through that crap for a legally purchased (or rented - I don't remember) DVD.

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