Darryl, Great history -- thanks! From our perspective, a company that uses both terms at whim, we basically choose what sounds best. There is still a lot of negative commercial feedback to "letterboxed" videos (especially to the term) so we like to use "Collector's Edition: Widescreen Version" on the front and use the term letterboxed or give the proper screen ratio on the back. This way, the public -- hopefully -- will have no surprises. (Also, we suspect we sell more copies this way, but I'll never know since we don't release pan and scan videos.) You would be surprised at how many people really hate letterboxing and will not buy the video if they see the term. They feel that instead of getting more visual information, that they are getting less due to the black bands. There was even a letter complaining about this to the Bergen Record in New Jersey this past month. When we get phone calls like this, we explain letterboxing to them and sometimes it works but many times they are extremely unhappy. Neither term is copyrighted. Dennis Doros Milestone Film & Video PO Box 128 Harrington Park, NJ 07640-0128 Phone: (201) 767-3117 or (800) 603-1104 Fax: (201) 767-3035 Email: [log in to unmask] Website: <A HREF="http://lcweb.loc.gov/film/arch.html">http://www.milestonefil ms.com</A> ---- For past messages, visit the Screen-L Archives: http://bama.ua.edu/archives/screen-l.html