Walnut High School - Cayuse Yearbook (Walnut, CA)

Page 227 text:

be dif- by Diana Cass and Veronica Badillo it back, relax, enjoy. The videocassette recorders have arrived. You can record anything you want, when you want, and where you want, all with a VCR! It's all legal now. It was legal because on January 23, 1984, the Supreme Court ruled, 5 to 4, that home videotaping was not violat- ing the copyright law. It all started when Disney and Universal Studios brought up a law suit against the Sony Corporation, makers of Betamax video- cassette recorders, saying that home viewers shouldn't be able to record movies or TV shows without paying royalities. In 1981 a federal appeals court in California had ruled in favor of the stu- dios, the reason being that it was unfair for the studios to have their hard work enjoyed by people who didn't Pay for it. Two years later the Supreme Court held the case over until 1983 when the arguments were started up again. This time the court found that Disney and Universal had failed to prove that the recording of movies or TV shows in the home had caused them financial prob- lems or had lessened the value of their copyrighted work. Now that you know the story behind that rectangular-shaped machine sit- ting on top of your television set, are you sure it's the right one? If you're confused, then the following should clear things up for you. To begin with, there are two formats of VCR'sg one is VHS and the other is Beta. The VHS version was the most popular, having about three times more pro- ducts than Beta out on the market. It plays longer, each cassette playing from two to eight hours. However, this line's machines are more expensive than the Beta by at least 8100. While the Beta is smaller, playing only one to five hours, according to Lo- Cost Video owner Terry Laurie, it has the best sound, picture, and features. The popular feature now is the addi- tion of high fidelity sound, better sound than that of records or tapes. Beta had the lead in high fidelity sound, but even so, popular demand was for VHS. The cost of recorders varied from dis- tributer to distributer. The largest American distributer was RCA, while the three leading manufacturers over- seas were: JVC, Hitachi, and Mashusti. The average price ran from 33800-31200, for the very best, while a basic model sold for 35400. An average pre-recorded cassette usually sold from 835-340. Ac- cording to TIME magazine fDec. 24, 19845 VCR's had improved tremen- dously in quality, with the prices be- coming cheaper. The video tape recorder had become the most popular way of seeing movies at home. Other videos, too, had sprung up everywhere. Videos were used for ex- ercise fJane Fonda's workoutl, medi- cine Csurgeries performed can be ob- served closerl, and athletics ishowing athletes flaws in their playj. But most fun of all, there was a new trend in pop- ular music, displaying albums that you could not only hear but see. Q V WOW! WHAT A VCR! This is today's com- mon version of a VCR. Mr. Larry Holmes com- mented, Videotape is real popularg it's here to stay! 'hn- VCR's7Feature

Page 226 text:

by D it bac recoro anyth Where legal It 1984, that l ing tl when broug Corpc casse' viewe movi4 royal: In Califl dios, for tl enjoy Tvw held argui time Univ recoi hom lems copy N1 that ting

Page 228 text:

Spring - -v .W ff :- ' s H .mr .1 .' L-'f3Z?:fls. ' ' ' i i .- Z2 1 , . . 1 t 7 ., , .4 Q Q all i Ru sfs. P'-Q--Y-P-- in . -. A I3 c ici X. is Y MQ I 'H Z... at me Bring on the Summer!! June signifies not only the coming of summer, but also the end of the school year, spring sports, and four years of hard work for the seniors. Cap- ping off the seniors' brief en- gagement at Walnut High were Baccalaureate, Senior Awards Night, Senior Break- fast, Grad Night, and the Grand Finale, Graduation. Ever since I was in grade school I had looked forward to my graduation from high school. lt was one of the most fulfilling feelings in the world when l received my diploma. I felt like l had my whole life ahead of me! said graduate Bernadette Rueda. But the seniors weren't the only ones affected by the com- ing of the end of the year. Un- derclassmen felt it too. For some, summer was the Division PagefSpring Supplement '84 time to do things that were im- possible during school. Lyn Espinoza said, l'm usually ready for summer to get here in January. When it finally comes around in June l auto- matically start sleeping late and thinking about going to the beach. For some underclassmen summer didn't mean any dras- tic changes. There was a sum- mer school program for those in need of credits or for others like Sylvia Moncada, who just wanted to get rid of their re- quirements. lt was hard to get out of bed sometimes, especially when l had to sit in a class for three hours listening to boring Civics and international Rela- tions discussions. But since l get out fourth period now, I think it was worth it. I Also offered in the summer were athletic enhancement courses coached by WHS coaches. Varsity football coach Jerry Dutton commented, I don't even consider letting any boy play for me in the fall if he doesn't come out in the sum- mer. That's the time when you see who's really got what it takes. Even though it was the end of an era for the seniors, it was just another start for the un- derclassmen, who had from one to three years to go be- fore they would finally get to . spend their summer exactly the way they wanted. Varsity songleader Michelle Boyd said, 'll someday hope to have a summer that l can spend asleep on the beach, but right now Pm just too busy!! f The for ASB's L in th Chaval f tics wh fore thi two fa ivdsel contes the cal studen mance ..,.... ,. A TAI starts l l-lis pei his grc A STA Tim G4 Anoth said,