COLLECTORS ARE NOW REALIZING HOW UNIQUE THE 1980'S AND LATER VIDEO RELEASE ITEMS ARE. THEY ARE BEING HIGHLY SOUGHT AFTER. FROM ABOUT 1979 TO 1984 ORIGINAL MOVIE POSTERS WERE PRIMARILY USED IN VIDEO STORES. THE FINAL DECISION ON VIDEO STORE RENTAL LAW WASN'T MADE UNTIL 1984. HOWEVER, BY THEN THE COURT AND THE STUDIOS SEEN THE INDUSTRY GROW OUT OF CONTROL WHILE STILL IN COURT. THEY WERE ALREADY PRODUCING THE VIDEOS AND JOINING IN THE BUSINESS IN A BIG WAY WHILE STILL IN COURT FIGHTING THE LEGALITY OF THE BUSINESS.
The Supreme Court's decision in the case of Sony v. Universal City Studios, involving the home use of video recorders and the federal copyright law, determined that the former did not infringe on the latter as long as the copied material was not used for profit. By the end of 1983 there were eight million video recorders in use in the U.S.; that number would soar as the legality of home recording seemed settled. Nonetheless, the studios lobbied Congress for a law that would attach a royalty or surcharge to the sale of VCRs and blank tapes
I GOT THIS SLIDE IN A COLLECTION FROM A FORMER STUDIO EMPLOYEE AND WAS USED AT THE STUDIO, NEVER SHIPPED OUTSIDE OF THE STUDIO.
2"X 2" 35mm PRESS KIT SLIDE SENT TO HOME VIDEO FRANCHISES FOR ADVERTISING THE UPCOMING RELEASES FOR THE FRANCHISES TO BUY FOR THIER STORES.
SLIDES LIKE THIS WERE SENT IN ADVANCE OF THE RELEASE WITH OTHER TITLES. THEY WERE FOR INFORMATION ONLY, NOT TO BE REPRODUCED IN ADVERTISING. VERY VERY RARE, OFTEN THE HOME VIDEO SLIDES ARE UNIQUE AND EXIST IN NO OTHER FORM OF A SLIDE TRANSPARENCY
My photos came out a bit blurry, the slides are pristine clear.
MINT CONDITION, GREAT COLLECTABLE OR TO BE USED FOR PRINTS
THE "RICKS HOLLYWOOD WATERMARK" IS NOT ON THE ACTUAL SLIDE
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I AM A WELL KNOWN MOVIE MEMORABILIA DEALER, I HAVE SOLD MOVIE ITEMS FULL TIME SINCE 1980, I HAVE BOUGHT AND SOLD IN BULK DURING THAT TIME, I HAVE BOUGHT AND SOLD TO MANY CELEBRITIES AS WELL AS THE GRUNTS BEHIND THE SCENES. I HAVE BEEN CONSULTANT TO TELEVISION, RADIO AND MAGAZINE REGARDING MOVIE MEMORABILIA
I AM SELLING 100'S OF POSTERS THAT I HAVE COLLECTED FROM AROUND THE WORLD,
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