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'''Stop Copy''' is a very early copy protection system that was used on videotapes from 1978 |
'''Stop Copy''' is a very early copy protection system that was generally used on videotapes from 1978 to 1983, though some companies continued to use the system until sometime in the late 1980s, a few years after the system's successor, the [[Analog Protection System]] was released. This copy protection system resulted in tapes from around this time sometimes developing vertical-roll issues when playing on modern videotape players and/or modern television sets. |
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==List of |
==List of Customers== |
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* [[The CBS/Fox Company|20th Century-Fox Video]]/[[Magnetic Video Corporation]] |
* [[The CBS/Fox Company|20th Century-Fox Video]]/[[Magnetic Video Corporation]] |
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* [[Allied Artists Video]] |
* [[Allied Artists Video]] |
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* [[Fotomat Video]] |
* [[Fotomat Video]] |
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* [[Home Vision Entertainment]] |
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* [[Universal Pictures Home Entertainment|MCA Videocassette, Inc.]] |
* [[Universal Pictures Home Entertainment|MCA Videocassette, Inc.]] |
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* [[Media Home Entertainment]] |
* [[Media Home Entertainment]] |
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* [[MGM Home Entertainment|MGM/CBS Home Video/MGM/UA Home Video]] |
* [[MGM Home Entertainment|MGM/CBS Home Video/MGM/UA Home Video]] |
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* [[NFL Films Video]] |
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* [[Paramount Home Media Distribution|Paramount Home Video]] |
* [[Paramount Home Media Distribution|Paramount Home Video]] |
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* [[Time-Life Video]] |
* [[Time-Life Video]] |
Latest revision as of 13:31, 26 February 2024
Stop Copy is a very early copy protection system that was generally used on videotapes from 1978 to 1983, though some companies continued to use the system until sometime in the late 1980s, a few years after the system's successor, the Analog Protection System was released. This copy protection system resulted in tapes from around this time sometimes developing vertical-roll issues when playing on modern videotape players and/or modern television sets.
List of Customers Edit
- 20th Century-Fox Video/Magnetic Video Corporation
- Allied Artists Video
- Fotomat Video
- Home Vision Entertainment
- MCA Videocassette, Inc.
- Media Home Entertainment
- MGM/CBS Home Video/MGM/UA Home Video
- NFL Films Video
- Paramount Home Video
- Time-Life Video
- VidAmerica
- Walt Disney Home Video
- WCI Home Video/Warner Home Video