1979 in home video
1979 in home video:
Industry milestones
February
- The DiscoVision format is introduced in Seattle, Washington, United States.[1]
October
- Judge Warren J. Ferguson of the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California rules that home videotaping of free television for personal use is legal under U.S. copyright laws denying a claim brought by Universal Studios and The Walt Disney Company against Sony to halt the manufacture and sale of Betamax videocassette recorders.[2] The ruling was overturned in part by the Ninth Circuit Court but later upheld in 1984 by the Supreme Court of the United States in Sony Corp. of America v. Universal City Studios, Inc..
November
- The Columbia Pictures studio forms a home entertainment division known as "Columbia Pictures Home Entertainment".
Date unknown
- 20th Century Fox purchases Magnetic Video, which in 1977 had become the first company to release pre-recorded films on videotape for consumer use.
- Distribution of Video 2000 products begins.
Movie releases
The following movies were released on video on the following dates:
| U.S./Canada Release Date | Title | Studio | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 15 | Shenandoah | MCA DiscoVision (Universal) | Laserdisc release[3] |
| January 29 | Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein | MCA DiscoVision (Universal) | Laserdisc release[4] |
| February 12 | Duel | MCA DiscoVision (Universal) | Laserdisc release |
| Jaws 2 | MCA DiscoVision (Universal) | Laserdisc release[5] | |
| April 16 | American Graffiti | MCA DiscoVision (Universal) | Laserdisc release[6] |
| July 2 | The Last Remake of Beau Geste | MCA DiscoVision (Universal) | Laserdisc release |
| November | The Anderson Tapes | Columbia | VHS release Betamax release |
| Bell, Book and Candle | Columbia | VHS release Betamax release | |
| Born Free | Columbia | VHS release Betamax release | |
| Born Yesterday | Columbia | VHS release Betamax release | |
| Breakout | Columbia | VHS release Betamax release | |
| Bye Bye Birdie | Columbia | VHS release Betamax release | |
| The Deep | Columbia | VHS release Betamax release | |
| Don't Raise the Bridge, Lower the River | Columbia | VHS release Betamax release | |
| Eyes of Laura Mars | Columbia | VHS release Betamax release | |
| Fun with Dick and Jane | Columbia | VHS release Betamax release | |
| Gilda | Columbia | VHS release Betamax release | |
| The Harder They Fall | Columbia | VHS release Betamax release | |
| Harry and Walter Go to New York | Columbia | VHS release | |
| A Man for All Seasons | Columbia | VHS release Betamax release | |
| Midnight Express | Columbia | VHS release Betamax release | |
| Mr. Smith Goes to Washington | Columbia | VHS release Betamax release | |
| Mysterious Island | Columbia | VHS release Betamax release | |
| The New Centurions | Columbia | VHS release Betamax release | |
| Shamus | Columbia | VHS release Betamax release | |
| Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger | Columbia | VHS release Betamax release | |
| The Taming of the Shrew | Columbia | VHS release Betamax release | |
| You Light Up My Life | Columbia | VHS release Betamax release |
References
- ↑ History of Media Technology (accessed 8 April 2011)
- ↑ Harwood, Jim (October 3, 1979). "Betamax(?) Court Victory". Daily Variety. p. 1.
- ↑ "Shenandoah". LaserDisc Database. 15 January 1979. Archived from the original on c. 1979. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
- ↑ "Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein". Amazon. 29 January 1979. Archived from the original on c. 1979. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
- ↑ "Jaws 2". Amazon. 12 February 1979. Archived from the original on c. 1979. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
- ↑ "American Graffiti". Amazon. 16 April 1979. Archived from the original on c. 1979. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
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