Re: Unreadable Typeface on DVD Cases

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From: TaliesinSoft
Date: Thu, 03 Jul 2008 03:59

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On Mon, 30 Jun 2008 22:52:18 -0500, TaliesinSoft wrote (in article 
<0001HW.C48F1422000DC628B01AD9AF@News.Individual.NET>): 

> It seems that literally every DVD case has a fair amount of text, 
> especially that which lists producers, directors, and actors, in a very 
> fine stroke tall and narrow font that is virtually unreadable. It is 
> though they don't want you to read that text. I'm curious as to why this 
> is so. Perhaps someone who knows can explain! 

I guess that the unreadable text on the DVD cases can be equated to the 
several fold normal speed blathering that accompanies a great many radio 
commercials at the end. That is, "we have to include this information that 
we'd rather you not hear". 

-- 
James Leo Ryan ..... Austin, Texas ..... taliesinsoft@mac.com

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From: TaliesinSoft <taliesinsoft@mac.coom>
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Subject: Re: Unreadable Typeface on DVD Cases
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