Hi,

let's say there is a TV show that uses slim cases which holds 2 discs per slim case. The front cover of the slim case shows the episodes of disc 1, the back cover the episodes of disc 2.

Is it allowed to switch front and back when contributing disc 2?

Quoting CalebAndCo:

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Not sure if the rules would allow it, but for my LOCAL, I might use the front cover of the box set as the front for the child, then use the cover corresponding to the individual disc as the back.

Maybe I didn't phrase my question correctly. For example: The slim case holds two disc of Smallville. Front and back cover of that slime case look like this:

Front:


Back:


The question would be, whether it's allowed on the profile for second disc to reverse the images.

Warner does this with Dallas here in R1, Karsten. I have never switched the covers as you have suggested, but I understand your logic. I wouldn't do it, but neither would i object to it, nor would it be appropriate to change it, if you chose to.

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I think it makes sense to switch sides in such cases, especially when the covers are labeled with "disc 1" and "disc 2" and when they are done in a way where there is no obvious front or back.

There are already some entries in the database like this. I contributed the german release of "Birds of Prey" that way and the UK-release of "Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles" has also switched covers for even-numbered discs.

The contributions I made this way went through without any problems or No-votes.

When I did the child profiles for the 50 movie pack "War Classics" (UPC 826831070124), I used a similar logic. This set contains 12 double-sided discs in envelopes and I created 24 profiles, one for each disc side. I scanned both sides of the envelopes, and for the side A profile I used the side A scan as front cover and the side B scan as back cover. For the side B profile, I had my scans switch places. All of this based on the rule which says to take the title from the front cover...

Now of course you could argue there's another rule that says you have to copy the overview from the back cover, however: what do you do if both title and overview are on the same side of an envelope (or any other type of cover, for that matter)? 

The rule on where to take the title from has no exceptions, whereas there is a provision in the rules for cases in which there's no overview on the back cover, so I gave precedence to the Title rule.

Just my 2 cents.

Quoting Gemini76:

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I'd not use the Disc 2 side as back for Disc 1. I'd rather use the Disc 1 front for both front and back of disc 1, and the Disc 2 front for both front and back for disc 2. As it says in the rules, you should use the front as both front and back when no back cover is available.

Except there is a back cover here so that rule doesn't apply.

I wouldn't vote "No" on reversing the covers although I personally don't agree with it, I can see dee1959jay's logic. I certainly would vote "No" for any contribution submitting the same front as back when there is a back available though.

On the Tales from the Crypt seasons I ran into this on every set for discs 2 and 3, which share a -disc slimcase. I just used the same covers for each (the front of the slim had disc 2 info, and the back had disc 3). Most of those got approved, and the ones that didn't were due to scanning problems, not bad data. Existing covers had shown the exact same thing.
Even for disc 3, the disc 2 info was still the front. I think this is how it's supposed to done, I've tried other methods before and been shot down by screeners and voters alike.

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Quoting Gemini76:

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I'd not use the Disc 2 side as back for Disc 1. I'd rather use the Disc 1 front for both front and back of disc 1, and the Disc 2 front for both front and back for disc 2. As it says in the rules, you should use the front as both front and back when no back cover is available.

Except there is a back cover here so that rule doesn't apply.

But the back cover is actually for the second disc, so technically there's isn't a back cover for either disc. The back for disc 1, is actually the front for disc 2, and vis-versa. The only thing that blow a hole in theis theory is that the title is on the front cover for disc 1.