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==History==
In 1998, WRS filed a lawsuit against client Plaza Entertainment dealing with ''The Giant of Thunder Mountain''.<ref>https://casetext.com/case/wrs-inc-v-plaza-entertainment-2</ref>
 
== List of Customers ==
* ADV Films
* A.I.P. Home Video (1994)
* Amazing Fantasy Entertainment (1996)
* Cabin Fever Entertainment
* Capitol Home Video (1999)
* Cartoon Network (some copies of the promotional "Rainy Day Survival Kit" tape)
* Children's Circle
* Clyde Records, Inc.
* Cycle Vision Tours
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* Glenbower Productions, Inc.
* Hallmark (some copies of Zoobilee Zoo: Zoobles Campout Tonight)
* Hampton Ridge Magic Creations Inc. (1995) (one known copy of Amazing Magic Tricks with Everyday Objects)
* Jesus Video Project
* KVC Entertainment (1991-1992)
* Madacy Music Group
* MGM/UA Home Video (screenersome copies of Blue Steelscreeners)
* National Geographic Society (1992) (one known copy of Immigration: The Triumph of Hope)
* New Trier Township High School (1989)
* Parade Video (1998)
* Plaza Entertainment
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* Questar Home Video (????-2001)
* Reel Productions (1998)
* RMC Research Corporation (1989) (one known copy of Drug Avengers)
* Scholastic (1998)
* Small Fry Productions (1996)
* Sparrow Records (1997) (one known copy of The Adventures of Prayer Bear Volume 2)
* Strand Home Video
** Strand VCI Entertainment
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'''K15472/112010 JIG DON'T JOG 84168LR T55'''
 
 
Example 6:
 
'''1X30350/107929 EARTH DAZE 14027LR T:47'''
 
 
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* Some tapes from this company had a black screen test pattern with a 400hz tone at the end, while some others had the static roll of death. Some had nothing.
 
'''039896.001 105536'''
 
'''DR. DESOTO'''
 
'''2195 177/89'''
 
 
* Sometimes, as seen on copies of ''Star Blazers Vol. 1'' and ''Immigration: The Triumph of Hope'', the numbers at the top appear to be cut off, leaving only the bottom two lines visible.
* On some late '80s/early '90s tapes, the sticker was formatted like this for example:
 
 
'''042056.001 104709'''
'''HANK WILLIAMS JR.:'''
'''FULL ACCESS'''
'''3878 08-25-89'''
 
 
* Some tapes from this company had a black screen test pattern with a 400hz400 Hz tone at the end, while some others had the static roll of death. Some had nothing.
* Some tapes simply had the blue printings arranged in the following manner. Such tapes did not have anything at the end.
 
'''MARTIAN SUCCESSOR 1 SUB T90377'''
 
 
* Tapes from this duplicator do not have anything in the vertical blanking interval.
 
 
<gallery>
File:Videoframe 203042.png
File:Technology in the Classroom.jpg|This is an example of what the sticker on tapes by this duplicator looked like.
File:Hank Williams Jr. - Full Access (1989 Cabin Fever Entertainment, eBay Photo).jpg
File:Back to Back Screeners (eBay Photo).jpg
File:Streets Screening.jpg
File:Blue Steel (eBay Photo).jpg
File:Immigration Sticker.jpg
File:Dr. DeSoto (Children's Circle, eBay Photo).jpg
File:The Ewok Adventure Screener (eBay Photo).jpg
File:Travel the World - Italy (1992 Questar).jpg
File:Technology in the Classroom.jpg
File:Star Blazers Volume 1 (1995, Voyager Entertainment, eBay Photo).jpg|An example of the cut-off sticker.
</gallery>
 
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== Website ==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20031001000000*/wrslabs.com wrslabs.com] (via the WayBack Machine)
==References==
 
[[Category:Duplicators]]