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Interesting.

I would never make a decision to purchase or watch a movie, based on what studio(s) were involved.

Different strokes! 

Please don't misunderstand, I don't base my viewing or buying decisions on what studios were involved.  I am a studio buff, so studio information is important to me...far more important than makeup' or 'sound' or most of the other crew positions.  It is hard to explain why this information is important to a non-studio buff.

I just want to make sure that we don't end up with some 'common name' system for studios.  I mean, I can't understand why anybody would care who did the hair and make-up for 'Sweeney Todd' or the sound re-recording for 'Rain Man', but I enter the data because I know somebody asked for those credits.  Why should studio data be any different?

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As long as the rules tell us - as they do now - that we're to enter "correct" studio names regardless of what's seen on-screen, I can do perfectly without a "credited as" system for studios. I can see how it could be useful for a few studio buffs, though.

The rules don't say anything of the kind.  Nowhere in the rules do they say you can enter what you believe is the 'correct' name regardless of what is seen on screen.  There is nothing in the rules that allow you to change a film credit of 'Touchstone Films' to 'Touchstone Pictures'.

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I can only shake my head. How sad.

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Studios
List the Studios in the following priority.

    * Theatrical Release Studio(s)
    * Production Company(s)

Enter the DVD publishing company which is usually found (dated with the year of the DVD release) on the back of the box. If the DVD Publishing company isn't located on the box or packaging, take the DVD publisher from the disc's credits.

Do not abbreviate Studio names. e.g, use Universal Pictures not just Universal; The Criterion Collection rather than Criterion or Criterion Collection; Walt Disney Pictures not just Disney or Disney DVD. Exception: If the studio name is too long to fit, use standard abbreviation rules.

Omit company suffixes such as LLC, Ltd., Inc.

Omit any locality-specific suffix. e.g. Enter Paramount Home Entertainment, not Paramount Home Entertainment (UK)

There is further information about correct names for studios, and the opportunity to ask questions if unsure, in the Contributions forum.

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The rules don't say anything of the kind.  Nowhere in the rules do they say you can enter what you believe is the 'correct' name regardless of what is seen on screen.  There is nothing in the rules that allow you to change a film credit of 'Touchstone Films' to 'Touchstone Pictures'.

The rules don't direct that studio names are to come from film credits at all.

If T!M can explain that rules are saying it his way, Invelos screeners will believe him, no matter what others say.

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The fact that we are allowed to verify 'correct' names for studios, in the forum, does not trump the fact that they are to come from the DVD.