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Legal disclaimers covering the entire back of the box

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Marketing a thrilling narrative takes up less space than corporate copyright claims. Turn any modern box over, and you'll find that the dynamic screenshots and plot summaries have been aggressively crushed into a corner to make room for four paragraphs of dense legal jargon and trademark symbols.

Legal disclaimers covering the entire back of the box
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