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* [[TwoLiveCrew 2 Live Crew]] albums featured the warning "Unlawful duplication will get you fuck up by the Ghetto Style DJs." ''[sic]''
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* [[TwoLiveCrew 2 Live Crew]] albums featured the warning "Unlawful duplication will get you fuck up by the Ghetto Style DJs.[=DJs=]." ''[sic]''
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* White Wolf's ''WorldOfDarkness'' Role Playing Game books mostly contain some serious though tongue-in-cheek examples. Examples from ''VampireTheMasquerade'' books usually start with the five words "You are not a vampire." and end with a suggestion that if you want to carry out various inhuman acts you should seek counselling and leave roleplayers to get on with their games.
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* White Wolf's ''WorldOfDarkness'' Role Playing Game TabletopRPG books mostly contain some serious though tongue-in-cheek examples. Examples from ''VampireTheMasquerade'' books usually start with the five words "You are not a vampire." and end with a suggestion that if you want to carry out various inhuman acts you should seek counselling and leave roleplayers to get on with their games.
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* 2LiveCrew albums featured the warning "Unlawful duplication will get you fuck up by the Ghetto Style DJs." ''[sic]''
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* 2LiveCrew [[TwoLiveCrew 2 Live Crew]] albums featured the warning "Unlawful duplication will get you fuck up by the Ghetto Style DJs." ''[sic]''
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-->"Based on the advice of our lawyers, We've [[SuspiciouslySpecificDenial never heard]] of a musical based on the life of [[{{Evita}} Eva Peron]]"\\
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** Speaking of the FBI, the ''[[TheXFiles X-Files]]'' credits included a sentence that was something like "This series has not been endorsed, [something] or authorized by the Federal Bureau of Investigation."
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** Speaking of the FBI, the ''[[TheXFiles X-Files]]'' credits included a the sentence that was something like "This series production has not been endorsed, [something] approved, endorsed or authorized by the Federal Bureau of Investigation."
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* Anything required by the ComicsCode, M.P.A.A. rating system, E.S.R.B., Woman's Christian Temperance Union rules, or pretty much any CensorshipBureau.
* Anything required by the F.C.C; An [[UsefulNotesOnAmerica American]] agency with broad scope. One must be very careful here due to the lack of a statute of limitations, as evidenced by a recent lawsuit, caused by a mid 1990s N.Y.P.D. Blue episode.
* Anything required by the F.C.C; An [[UsefulNotesOnAmerica American]] agency with broad scope. One must be very careful here due to the lack of a statute of limitations, as evidenced by a recent lawsuit, caused by a mid 1990s N.Y.P.D. Blue episode.
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* Anything required by the ComicsCode, M.P.A.A. MPAA rating system, E.S.R.B., ESRB, Woman's Christian Temperance Union rules, or pretty much any CensorshipBureau.
* Anything required by theF.C.C; An FCC, an [[UsefulNotesOnAmerica American]] agency with broad scope. One must be very careful here due to the lack of a statute of limitations, as evidenced by a recent lawsuit, obscenity charge caused by a mid 1990s N.Y.P.D. Blue mid-1990s ''NYPDBlue'' episode.
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* Apple legally prohibits the use of I-Tunes for the creation of nuclear, chemical or biological weapons.
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* Apple legally prohibits The licenses for a lot of software, even including web browsers and iTunes, include warnings like
-->You also agree that you will not use these products for any purposes prohibited by United States law, including, without limitation, theuse of I-Tunes for the creation development, design, manufacture or production of nuclear, chemical or biological weapons.weapons.
-->You further acknowledge that the software is not intended or suitable for use in situations or environments where the failure of, or errors or inaccuracies in the content, data or information provided by, the software could lead to death, personal injury, or severe physical or environmental damage, including without limitation the operation of nuclear facilities, aircraft navigation or communication systems, air traffic control, life support or weapons systems.
-->You also agree that you will not use these products for any purposes prohibited by United States law, including, without limitation, the
-->You further acknowledge that the software is not intended or suitable for use in situations or environments where the failure of, or errors or inaccuracies in the content, data or information provided by, the software could lead to death, personal injury, or severe physical or environmental damage, including without limitation the operation of nuclear facilities, aircraft navigation or communication systems, air traffic control, life support or weapons systems.
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--> "All characters and events in this show --even those based on real people-- are entirely fictional. All celebrity voices are impersonated ... poorly. The following program contains coarse language and due to its content it should not be viewed by anyone."
--> "All characters and events in this show --even those based on real people-- are entirely fictional. All celebrity voices are impersonated ... poorly. The following program contains coarse language and due to its content it should not be viewed by anyone."
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* An episode of TheSimpsons that was based on the musical {{Evita}} had the following disclaimer at the end:
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* [[FallOutBoy "Our Lawyer Made Us Change the Name of This Song So We Wouldn't Get Sued"]].
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-->"So's we don't get sued, I just wanna remind all you knee-jerk fucks out there that this is a work of parody. Doogie doesn't really make porn ... not that I know of anyway. And Fred Rogers is probably a saint of a guy. Federal Wildlife Marshals aren't nearly as stupid as they're portrayed here, and John Hughes has never led anyone to believe that Shermer really exists. [[HaveIMentionedIAmHeterosexualToday And I never ... NEVER ... jerked no guys off.]] Snoogans."
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-->"So's we don't get sued, I just wanna remind all you knee-jerk fucks out there that this is a work of parody. Doogie doesn't really make porn ... not that I know of anyway. And Fred Rogers is probably a saint of a guy. Federal Wildlife Marshals aren't nearly as stupid as they're portrayed here, and John Hughes JohnHughes has never led anyone to believe that Shermer really exists. [[HaveIMentionedIAmHeterosexualToday And I never ... NEVER ... jerked no guys off.]] Snoogans."
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** Parodied in TheSimpsons too, with "No dogs were harmed during the production of this episode. A cat threw up and somebody shot a duck, but that's it."
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** Parodied in TheSimpsons ''TheSimpsons'' too, with "No dogs were harmed during the production of this episode. A cat threw up and somebody shot a duck, but that's it."
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** Also parodied in GarthMarenghisDarkplace with the line "I do not believe that any form of life, be it human, animal, or plant, should be hurt in the making of a television programme. So I personally feel really bad about that cat we killed."
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** Also parodied in GarthMarenghisDarkplace ''GarthMarenghisDarkplace'' with the line "I do not believe that any form of life, be it human, animal, or plant, should be hurt in the making of a television programme. So I personally feel really bad about that cat we killed."
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* [[AniDiFranco Ani DiFranco]]'s albums contain the notice "Unauthorized duplication, while sometimes necessary, is never as good as the real thing."
* 2LiveCrew albums featured the warning "Unlawful duplication will get you fuck up by the Ghetto Style DJs." ''[sic]''
* 2LiveCrew albums featured the warning "Unlawful duplication will get you fuck up by the Ghetto Style DJs." ''[sic]''
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** In Canada, those labels have been mandated by the courts, not advised by the tobacco company lawyers; ''and'' they come with gruesome pictures, to boot.
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* ThisHourHas22Minutes is a satirical examination of daily events. [[YourMileageMayVary Some viewers may not share this sense of humour]].
** Often followed by a satirical "Warning!" based on an examination of daily events.
** Often followed by a satirical "Warning!" based on an examination of daily events.
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Our lawyers have advised us to advise you that it may be [[DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment advisable]] to list legal protections and advisements at the beginning of your show, film or any form of entertainment delivery vehicle.
Pursuant to the avoidance of unnecessary civil and criminal litigation, a variety of disclaimers, notices, and even changes to the actual work, are present in modern fiction.
Pursuant to the avoidance of unnecessary civil and criminal litigation, a variety of disclaimers, notices, and even changes to the actual work, are present in modern fiction.
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Our lawyers have advised us to advise you that it may be [[DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment advisable]] to list legal protections and advisements at the beginning of your during a show, film or any form of entertainment delivery vehicle.
Pursuant to the avoidance of unnecessary civil and criminal litigation, a variety of disclaimers, notices, and even changes to the actual work, are present in modernfiction.
fiction, usually in the packaging of said works, before the beginning if applicable, or during the opening or ending credits if applicable.
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-->~'''The Simpsons:''' ''The President Wore Pearls''
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[[{{DonPachi}} http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/pachirights.png]]
[[caption-width:240:A typical screen when an arcade game boots up.[[hottip:* :Except for [[BlindIdiotTranslation the part about jam.]]]]]]
[[caption-width:240:A typical screen when an arcade game boots up.[[hottip:* :Except for [[BlindIdiotTranslation the part about jam.]]]]]]
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* Nintendo's safety warnings on bootup of the Wii and DS systems.
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* Nintendo's {{Nintendo}}'s safety warnings on bootup of the Wii {{Wii}} and DS {{DS}} systems.
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** It was a virtual automatic acknowledgement of how bad a movie was, around the 1980s, in that the more vicious and frightening the copyright notice was, the more likely the movie didn't just suck, it was a vacuum cleaner. In fact, the viciousness of the copyright notice was inversely proportional to how likely it was someone would pirate it. Until the use of the Interpol notices became almost universal on movies, the rare movie that had one was probably SoBadItsHorrible that you didn't even need to watch the movie to know how bad it was.
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** It was a virtual automatic acknowledgement of how bad a movie was, around the 1980s, in that the more vicious and frightening intensity of the copyright notice was, the more likely the movie didn't just suck, it was a vacuum cleaner. In fact, the viciousness wording of the copyright notice was inversely proportional to how likely it was someone would pirate it. Until the use of the Interpol notices became almost universal on movies, the rare movie that had one was probably SoBadItsHorrible that you didn't even need to watch the movie to know how bad it was.
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* AndKnowingIsHalfTheBattle
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** Nintendo's safety warnings on bootup of the Wii and DS systems.
*** For that example, it's not that people can't read it, it's that people DON'T read it.
*** For that example, it's not that people can't read it, it's that people DON'T read it.
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** It gets really annoying in things like AlternateHistory where it is clearly not true. Which may be why some recent works say things like "with the exception of well-known historical characters used fictiously". See also next-but-one.
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** It gets really annoying in things like AlternateHistory where it is clearly not true. Which may be why some recent works say things like "with the exception of well-known historical characters used fictiously". See also next-but-one.
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* "Stuntman on closed course"
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* "Stuntman "Professional driver on closed course"
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** And the apple pie is even hotter.
*** They say "''may'' be" where I live, probably to prevent people attempting to sue if the coffee is ''not'' hot by the time they drink it.
*** They say "''may'' be" where I live, probably to prevent people attempting to sue if the coffee is ''not'' hot by the time they drink it.
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* Germany, apparently, has the most extreme version: It outlaws Nazi imagery, violence against humanoid creatures and blood. There's even a great controversy about whether Buddhists should be allowed to display Buddhist swastikas for religious purposes!
** Swastikas are legal in films and TV but not in comics. Violence against humanoid creatures and blood are OK in films but usually not in video games.
** Swastikas are legal in films and TV but not in comics. Violence against humanoid creatures and blood are OK in films but usually not in video games.
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-->"You'll notice more obscenity than we usually use. That's not just because it's on Showtime, and we want to get some attention. It's also a legal matter. If one calls people liars and quacks, one can be sued and lose a lot of one's money. But "motherfuckers" and "assholes" is pretty safe. If we said it was all scams, we could also be in trouble. But BULLSHIT, oddly, is safe.So forgive all the bullshit language. We're trying to talk about the truth without spending the rest of our lives in court because of litigious motherfuckers!"
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-->"You'll notice more obscenity than we usually use. That's not just because it's on Showtime, and we want to get some attention. It's also a legal matter. If one calls people liars and quacks, one can be sued and lose a lot of one's money. But "motherfuckers" and "assholes" is pretty safe. If we said it was all scams, we could also be in trouble. But BULLSHIT, oddly, is safe. So forgive all the bullshit language. We're trying to talk about the truth without spending the rest of our lives in court because of litigious motherfuckers!"
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* "Chain guns" is a trademark. ''{{Airwolf}}'' had to stop using the term after it was informed of this.
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-->"Beavis & Butt-Head are not role models. They're not even human; they're cartoons. Some of the things they do would cause a person to get hurt, expelled, arrested, possibly deported. So to put it another way: [[DontTryThisAtHome don't try this at home]]."
** This was the result of kids who watch the show try to emulate the duo's antics, namely Beavis' "Fire! Fire!"
** This was the result of kids who watch the show try to emulate the duo's antics, namely Beavis' "Fire! Fire!"
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-->"Beavis & Butt-Head are not role models. They're not even human; they're cartoons. Some of the things they do would cause a person to get hurt, expelled, arrested, possibly deported. So to put it another way: [[DontTryThisAtHome don't try this at home]]."
**" This was the result of kids who watch the show try to emulate the duo's antics, namely Beavis' "Fire! Fire!"
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*** [[CoolAndUnusualPunishment But not torture?]]
** Now that's a [[BreadEggsMilkSquick squick]] if ever I saw one!
** [[MemeticMutation "Do not attempt to eat iPod Shuffle"]]
** Now that's a [[BreadEggsMilkSquick squick]] if ever I saw one!
** [[MemeticMutation "Do not attempt to eat iPod Shuffle"]]
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* A straight example written as a parody from "*** Dave does the Blog" notes 'The views expressed by me on this weblog are mine alone and do not necessarily reflect the views of my employer, my church, my party, my candidate, my community, my wife, my friends, or, on occasion, myself.'
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* [[HappyFunBall Happy Fun Ball]]
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* A straight example written as a parody from "*** Dave "Dave does the Blog" notes 'The views expressed by me on this weblog are mine alone and do not necessarily reflect the views of my employer, my church, my party, my candidate, my community, my wife, my friends, or, on occasion, myself.'
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* [[HappyFunBall Happy Fun Ball]]'
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*** Later repeated in the second RatchetAndClank game, which was made by the same developers. It also adds, "Except for one. Bastard had it coming to him."
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** Parodied in TheSimpsons too, with "No dogs were harmed during the production of this episode. A cat trew up and somebody shot a duck, but that's it."
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** Parodied in TheSimpsons too, with "No dogs were harmed during the production of this episode. A cat trew threw up and somebody shot a duck, but that's it."
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* [[HappyFunBall Happy Fun Ball]]
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Our lawyers reccomend you see also ContentWarnings, NoAnimalsWereHarmed, YesButWhatDoesZataproximetacineDo.
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See also ContentWarnings, NoAnimalsWereHarmed, YesButWhatDoesZataproximetacineDo.
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* The video case for ''{{Blackadder}}'s [[YetAnotherChristmasCarol Christmas Carol]]'' states that all characters are fictional and any resemblence to any real person, living or dead, is entirely conincidental. Except the Awful Screeching Woman, who knows ''exactly'' who she is.
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* The video case for ''{{Blackadder}}'s [[YetAnotherChristmasCarol Christmas Carol]]'' states that all characters are fictional and any resemblence to any real person, living or dead, is entirely conincidental.coincidental. Except the Awful Screeching Woman, who knows ''exactly'' who she is.
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* ''{{GURPS}} [[SteamPunk Steam-Tech]] features advertising copy for a robot detective clearly based on SherlockHolmes, with a legal disclaimer claiming that he isn't based on SherlockHolmes at all.
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-->''('''Legal Notice:''' The Holmes-1 Detection Automaton is neither designed nor meant to resemble nor suggest to the public in any way the likeness or mannerisms of [[SherlockHolmes Mr Holmes of Baker Street]].)''
*The video case for ''{{Blackadder}}'s [[YetAnotherChristmasCarol Christmas Carol]]'' states that all characters are fictional and any resemblence to any real person, living or dead, is entirely conincidental. Except the Awful Screeching Woman, who knows ''exactly'' who she is.
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** As did the [[MarvelComics Marvel UK]]'s ''TheRealGhostbusters'' and ''CountDuckula'' comics.
**''DirkGently's Holistic Detective Agency'' went for "...living, dead, or wandering the night in ghostly torment."
**''DirkGently's Holistic Detective Agency'' went for "...living, dead, or wandering the night in ghostly torment."
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*''{{GURPS}} [[SteamPunk Steam-Tech]] features advertising copy for a robot detective clearly based on SherlockHolmes, with a legal disclaimer claiming that he isn't based on SherlockHolmes at all.
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* At the beginning of the DOS game ''QuestForGlory II'', there is a bunch of copyright information that appears on the screen and ends with something like "...by the way, the game is [[CopyProtection unplayable without the information contained in the manual.]] It's not just the law, it's a good idea!"
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* Pretty much every second-generation ''Sierra'' game starts with an appeal to please not make illegal copies because they worked hard on creating this game. They went for the moral angle instead of the legal one. Several of those games follow up with something like "...by the way, the game is [[CopyProtection unplayable without the information contained in the manual.]] It's not just the law, it's a good idea!" Confusingly, this follow up was actually ''false'' in some games, that were perfectly playable without the manual.
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** [[{{Borat}} "selling piratings of this moviedisc will result in punishment by crushing"]]
** The ''FightClub'' DVD had a warning from Tyler Durden.
** The ''FightClub'' DVD had a warning from Tyler Durden.
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** [[{{Borat}} ''{{Borat}}'': "selling piratings of this moviedisc will result in punishment by crushing"]]
crushing"
** The ''FightClub'' DVD had a warning from Tyler Durden. Though if you make the effort to freeze-frame the warning so you can read it, it tells you [[spoiler: to get out and do something instead of wasting your life reading secret messages on [=DVDs=].]]
** The ''FightClub'' DVD had a warning from Tyler Durden. Though if you make the effort to freeze-frame the warning so you can read it, it tells you [[spoiler: to get out and do something instead of wasting your life reading secret messages on [=DVDs=].]]
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** On one of the ''{{Futurama}}'' [=DVDs=], an alien-language FBI warning screen displays after the usual one.
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** On one of the ''{{Futurama}}'' [=DVDs=], an alien-language [[CypherLanguage alien-language]] FBI warning screen displays after the usual one.
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'''Last not least, it shall be stated, our Legal Dept. might like to inform you, that none of the promises and regulations, promises, regulations or compilations of tropes of any kind, that were mentioned above, are valid, or should be taken seriously. We would like to apologize in advance for any errors and serious complications, regarding property, health, or sanity.'''
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[[caption-width:240:A typical screen when an arcade game boots up. Except for [[BlindIdiotTranslation the part about jam.]]]]
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*** And also parodied at the end of a campaign in ''Left4Dead'', in which case it is used to show the body count.
*** Parodied in TheSimpsons too, with "No dogs were harmed during the production of this episode. A cat trew up and somebody shot a duck, but that's it."
*** ''Trinity and Beyond: The Atomic Bomb Movie'', being made up of footage of American nuclear tests, has an interesting version of this: "No animals were harmed in the making of this movie. Some goats, pigs, and sheep were nuked in the making of the original films."
*** Parodied in TheSimpsons too, with "No dogs were harmed during the production of this episode. A cat trew up and somebody shot a duck, but that's it."
*** ''Trinity and Beyond: The Atomic Bomb Movie'', being made up of footage of American nuclear tests, has an interesting version of this: "No animals were harmed in the making of this movie. Some goats, pigs, and sheep were nuked in the making of the original films."
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''' In the name of the Tv Tropes ltd.' Legal Department, we like to recall, that the following bullet points are ''Not examples'' of the page's topic, or anything resembling it: Not examples'''
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''' In the name of the Tv 'Tv Tropes ltd.' Legal Department, we like to recall, that the following bullet points are ''Not examples'' Examples'' of the page's topic, or anything resembling it: Not examples'''Examples'''
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''' In the following list, we like to present ''Straight examples'', of course to a degree, which is so far known to us, et alii our lawyers: Staright Examples:'''
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''' In the following list, we like to present ''Straight examples'', of course to a degree, which is so far known to us, et alii our lawyers: Staright Straight Examples:'''
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''' ''Straight examples'', to a degree which is so far known to us, et alii our lawyers:'''
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''' In the name of the 'Tropers United Tv Tropes ltd.' Legal Department, we like to recall, that the following bullet points are ''Not examples'' of the page's topic, or anything resembling it:'''it: Not examples'''
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'''Our lawyers, who consequently took action, persisted, that both ''A Little From Column A'', and ''A Little From Column B'' shall be displayed in this article, naturally in a fair and comprehensive ratio:'''
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'''Our lawyers, who consequently took action, persisted, that both ''A Little From Column A'', and ''A Little From Column B'' shall be displayed in this article, naturally in a fair and comprehensive ratio:''' ratio: A Little From A, A little From B:'''
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'''Last not least, it shall be stated, that none of the promises and regulations, that were mentioned above, are valid, or should be taken seriously. We would like to apologize in advance for any errors and serious complications, regarding property, health, and/or sanity.'''
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'''Last not least, it shall be stated, that none of the promises and regulations, that were mentioned above, are valid, or should be taken seriously. We would like to apologize in advance for any errors and serious complications, regarding property, health, and/or or sanity.'''
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No it's bloody not, I've been seeing it on those tags since my childhood thirty years ago
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** More like the MattressTagGag is on its way to becoming a DiscreditedTrope. The italicized portion is a much more recent addition to those tags.
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These may be legally mandated with threats of [[RunningGag legal]] actions by government bodies or could be attempts by the well advised creators to reduce their vunerability to civil litigation from civilian citizens.
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These may be legally mandated with threats of [[RunningGag legal]] actions by government bodies or could be attempts by the well advised creators to reduce their vunerability to civil litigation from civilian citizens.
citizens. Please note that these threats may or may not be actually true, considering the number of people who do exactly the opposite of this disclaimer and still roam the streets at night, but we are heavily implying that you follow them anyway.
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* "This is a work of fiction - any resemblance to actual persons living or dead is purely coincidental".
** This troper has seen this one used even when it was definitely on purpose: while Neku talks to a very obvious Nomura cameo on the top screen in ''TheWorldEndsWithYou'', this disclaimer appears on the bottom screen. For added humor, the last time you had a screen like this it had Shiki's stuffed animal facing the audience, but this time he's looking ''straight up''.
** This troper has seen this one used even when it was definitely on purpose: while Neku talks to a very obvious Nomura cameo on the top screen in ''TheWorldEndsWithYou'', this disclaimer appears on the bottom screen. For added humor, the last time you had a screen like this it had Shiki's stuffed animal facing the audience, but this time he's looking ''straight up''.
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* "This is a work of fiction - any resemblance to actual persons living or dead is purely coincidental".
**coincidental". This troper has seen this one used even when it was definitely on purpose: while Neku talks to is a very obvious Nomura cameo on universal safety net against libel and slander suits after {{MGM}} got sued over the top screen in ''TheWorldEndsWithYou'', this disclaimer appears on film ''Rasputin and the bottom screen. For added humor, Empress'', by implying the last time you Czar's niece (even though she had a screen like this it had Shiki's stuffed animal facing different name in the audience, but this time he's looking ''straight up''.film) was raped by Rasputin in one scene (which the original writer was fired over refusing to write because she knew the studio would get sued).
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