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A Small Victory - The Victory Coaltion
Brings You: Ask a Blogger Monday!

A Small Victory - The Victory Coaltion
Brings You: Ask a Blogger Monday! 04/27/2004 11:39 AM
answering your questions .. Michele knows everything .. Ask a Blogger Monday! .. Challenge .. Michele

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Exit Valenti

Exit Valenti 08/02/2004 07:00 PM
Jack Valenti says goodbye in the LA Times today, rating his career "AE--always exciting." A few better and less-well known Valentisms from the King-Kong of lobbyists: On the nascent cable industry, in 1974 "[Cable will become] a huge parasite in the marketplace, feeding and fattening itself off of local television...

MIT and Jack Valenti have a chat

MIT and Jack Valenti have a chat 04/29/2004 12:32 AM

MIT's The Tech newspaper recently sat down with Motion Picture Association of America head Jack Valenti for an interview about digital rights. The writer, a MIT engineering student, probes (perhaps a bit too tenaciously) the bad side of the DMCA, namely DVD encryption and playback on Linux, which is currently illegal. In the end it's a nice short piece on two opposing viewpoints coming together and trying to see each other's point of view, something that's often lacking in digital rights debates.

Judge Tells Valenti To Allow DVD
Screeners

Judge Tells Valenti To Allow DVD
Screeners 12/08/2003 04:41 AM
Well, the latest word in Jack Valenti's effort to ban studios from sending DVD screeners to awards voters is that, sorry, but it's not the MPAA's call. A judge has said that the studios can not be blocked from sending screeners if they want to. This means that independent studios can still send out the screeners, though, I imagine it could lead to some backlash in relationships they hold with the major studios. Meanwhile, Jack Valenti says that the MPAA is going to appeal. Am I the only one who's a little confused about this one? If a studio wants to send out a DVD to the award voters, what's to stop them legally, no matter what Valenti says? The real threat is that they'll be somehow blackballed by Hollywood - and that's going to happen no matter what the courts say.

MIT makes Jack Valenti look like an
idiot

MIT makes Jack Valenti look like an
idiot 04/30/2004 08:34 PM
MIT's The Tech interviews the MPAA's outgoing spokesmonster Jack Valenti, with hilarious results. It's not often that a slickster as teflon coated as Jack gets made to look an utter fool (though I'd welcome a round onstage with him in front of a university audience) so bravo and bravo again to The Tech's Keith J. Winstein, who ran circles around Valenti.

TT: Indeed, but are you doing that when you rent a movie from Blockbuster and you watch it at home? ... I run Linux on my computer. There’s no product I can buy that’s licensed to watch [DVDs]. If I go to Blockbuster and rent a movie and watch it, am I a bad person? Is that bad?

JV: No, you’re not a bad person. But you don’t have any right.

TT: But I rented the movie. Why should it be illegal?

JV: Well then, you have to get a machine that’s licensed to show it.

TT: Here’s one of these machines; it’s just not licensed.

[Winstein shows Valenti his six-line “qrpff” DVD descrambler.]

TT: If you type that in, it’ll let you watch movies.

JV: You designed this?

TT: Yes.

JV: Un-fucking-believable.

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Interview in The Tech with Jack Valenti

Interview in The Tech with Jack Valenti 04/30/2004 04:52 AM

There's a short interview in MIT's The Tech newpaper with Jack Valenti about DMCA. I'm glad that Jack is still willing to have discussions like this. This is what I meant when I said that I think Jack should be respected. Even if you don't agree with him, he's still willing to try to discuss his position with you.

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Jack Valenti wrong, but charmingly so

Jack Valenti wrong, but charmingly so 04/09/2004 03:59 PM
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Jack Valenti: The Exit Interview

Jack Valenti: The Exit Interview 08/31/2004 06:27 AM

Jack Valenti Actually Gets A Question He
Can't Answer

Jack Valenti Actually Gets A Question He
Can't Answer 04/28/2004 02:31 PM
One of my complaints concerning most interviews with Jack Valenti concerning his views on copy protection is that most interviewers don't ask any of the tougher questions that Valenti should answer. Now, Slashdot is pointing to an interview of Valenti by an MIT student, where the student confronts Valenti about why he can't watch legally purchased or rented DVDs on a Linux machines, and actually shows Valenti some "illegal" DVD descrambling code, which apparently gets a curse out of Valenti. While it is amusing to see Valenti get flustered, it doesn't seem like the most productive interview. Rather than focus in on such a tiny aspect (why you can't watch DVDs on a Linux machine) it would have been more interesting to get at some of the bigger questions concerning the MPAA's views on intellectual property - such as how things like the VCR (which Valenti called "the Boston Strangler of the movie industry") actually saved the industry.

MIT Student Grills Valenti on Fair Use

MIT Student Grills Valenti on Fair Use 04/28/2004 12:59 PM

Valenti Fades to Black as Movie Booster

Valenti Fades to Black as Movie Booster 04/10/2004 02:09 PM
In his 38 years as president of the Motion Picture Association of America, Jack Valenti has won more battles than he has lost, while making remarkably few enemies.

Valenti Angry With Tarantino, Wants To
Sue File Sharers

Valenti Angry With Tarantino, Wants To
Sue File Sharers 05/17/2004 04:21 PM
How about a celebrity boxing match between Quentin Tarantino and Jack Valenti? Last week Tarantino spoke at an "anti-piracy" conference and made the case that movie piracy isn't so bad in many cases. However, by not sticking to the script, Tarantino has apparently upset MPAA head Jack Valenti. It's a little unclear what was said, but from the article linked here, it sounds like Valenti was threatening Tarantino. He tells him that it's time to "get on-board" with the industry's anti-piracy efforts. However, there doesn't appear to be an "or else," which certainly makes it sound like quite the idle threat. However, he's also threatening file sharers, and is basically admitting that the MPAA is likely to follow in the RIAA's footsteps and start directly suing end users. Valenti warns: "Suppose you can [download] a movie in five minutes, piracy will explode like a pandemic." Mr. Valenti's track record in such predictions isn't so hot. After all, he's the guy who predicted the VCR would kill the movie industry just before it (oh, that's right) saved the industry.

"Jack Valenti Interview with an
intelligent journalist"

"Jack Valenti Interview with an
intelligent journalist" 04/29/2004 09:09 AM

Watch Jack Valenti Try To Rewrite
History

Watch Jack Valenti Try To Rewrite
History 06/21/2004 03:59 PM
News.com is running an interview with Jack Valenti where they actually ask him the question that many interviewers have skipped over, about his famous "Boston strangler" quote about how the VCR will kill the movie industry. Valenti, in his usual manner, tries to rewrite history by making two claims. First, he says he was never actually against the VCR, but was just worried about the piracy aspect. Second, he says he's been vindicated in those views because of all the VCR related piracy that's out there. He's wrong on both points, but the News.com interviewer doesn't challenge him. First, it's pretty clear that if you say that the VCR is the Boston Strangler to the film producer, that you expect it to kill off the film industry. Instead, the VCR completely revived and revitalized the industry. Second, his claim on vindication is because of incredibly misleading stats that he throws out (twice!) claiming that the industry is "losing" $3.5 billion a year to piracy -- not considering the fact that the vast majority of people who end up with pirated films were unlikely to buy the full cost version. Compare this to another interview today by the Harvard professor who did that study a few months ago suggesting that file sharing does not damage sales. In that interview, the professor admits what the entertainment industry refuses to believe: there are multiple factors related to file sharing that impact entertainment sales. Some of it is as a substitution (people will download instead of buy) and some of it is as a promotion (people will use the free downloadable content to make a decision on what to buy). These two factors can compete. The professor wants to find out what the actual impact of these competing factors will be, while the industry refuses to believe that anyone could possibly use these tools for promotional value. It's a dangerous blindness to reality that doesn't bode well for them.

Jack Valenti... Misunderstanding The
Digital World Right Up Until The End

Jack Valenti... Misunderstanding The
Digital World Right Up Until The End 08/30/2004 03:19 PM
Jack Valenti is getting ready to retire, but that hasn't stopped him from continuing to give interviews where he says stuff that are clearly false or purposely misleading. My biggest complaint with the interview isn't with Valenti, actually. It's that the interviewer, JD Lasica, who definitely knows better, didn't challenge Valenti on any of his ridiculous answers. Not once does he say anything. Even when Valenti trots out his ridiculous excuses for why you should never be able to back up a DVD, where, in a single answer Valenti confuses the different between digital and tangible items and then insists that there should be no reason to back up digital items because they last forever. Of course, they only last forever... um... if you can back them up. So, there's a bit of a disconnect there, and it should have been hammered home. Also, Valenti continues to insist that there's no such thing as fair use. Or rather, he makes a series of contradictory statements about fair use, none of which fully make sense. He first seems to say that you can only use fair use on content that belongs to you, in which case you wouldn't need fair use (it already belongs to you!). Next, he claims that if someone fast forwards through something in classroom, that is fair use, but follows it up by saying the law doesn't recognize fair use (which is simply false). These are all things he's said before, so there's nothing that new in the interview, but how could the interviewer, especially someone who has written a new book about these things, let Valenti get away with them? That's why he continues to think he's right -- because no one tells him to his face that he's wrong when he spouts this stuff.

Valenti signs Betamax tape for fan at
Grokster hearing

Valenti signs Betamax tape for fan at
Grokster hearing 04/02/2005 12:52 AM
Xeni Jardin: Given that the datestamp is 4/1/2005, I'm guessing this may be a spoof. But. According to Copyfight: En route to the Supreme Court Grokster hearing, former MPAA chief Jack Valenti -- who famously predicted in 1982 that the VCR would choke the life out of the movie biz -- stops to sign a VHS tape for EFFer Annalee Newitz.

"I say to you that the VCR is to the American film producer and the American public as the Boston strangler is to the woman home alone."

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MPAA Names Dan Glickman To Replace Jack
Valenti

MPAA Names Dan Glickman To Replace Jack
Valenti 07/01/2004 07:14 PM

Real Dialogue: The Tech interviews Jack
Valenti

Real Dialogue: The Tech interviews Jack
Valenti 04/29/2004 07:47 AM
Real Dialogue: The Tech interviews Jack Valenti .. an interview of Valenti by an MIT student .. really hilarious dialogue .. interview .. superb

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The Engadget Interview: Jack Valenti -
Engadget - www.engadget.com

The Engadget Interview: Jack Valenti -
Engadget - www.engadget.com 08/31/2004 02:59 PM
give interviews where he says stuff that are clearly false or purposely misleading .. The Engadget Interview: Jack Valenti : Grand high lord of the MPAA

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"Victory is ours!"

"Victory is ours!" 05/20/2004 02:30 AM

Victory

Victory 03/15/2003 06:04 AM

I beat Xenosaga tonight. It had a fantastic ending. When the words To Be Continued appeared on my TV, I really really wanted Episode II. I hope those folks at Monolith get the sequel done quickly. :)

I have moved on to Freelancer, which is decidedly unimpressive so far. I think it will get a bit more interesting once I actually have a ship with decent weapons and other gadgets (like mines and countermeasures), so I'm withholding judgment until I've played a while longer.

The other game that I'm about 60% of the way through is Metroid Prime. I wish those damn GameCube controllers didn't hurt my hands so much, or I'd have been done with that game by now.

Still in the queue is Splinter Cell for my XBox. I have sadly neglected the game completely, despite having heard wonderful things about it.

And I need to get back and finish GTA:Vice City on the PS2 and Buffy on the XBox. So many games, so little time. Sigh.

Hunger for Victory

Hunger for Victory 07/04/2004 01:57 PM
The International Federation of Competitive Eating sanctions the sport of gluttony. "I'll stretch my stomach until it causes internal bleeding," says athlete Donald "Moses" Lerman.

VoIP victory

VoIP victory 06/11/2004 05:01 AM
USA Today Jun 11 2004 9:52AM GMT

Victory Night!

Victory Night! 12/27/2004 07:20 PM
Le Sabot .. here

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Dark victory

Dark victory 04/29/2004 07:45 AM
Why Bush's war in Iraq has damaged America's standing in the world and made us less safe.

Microsoft Victory

Microsoft Victory 07/03/2004 11:31 PM
Washington Post Jul 4 2004 2:24AM GMT

Lingua-En-Victory-0.01

Lingua-En-Victory-0.01 12/11/2003 06:10 PM

"Victory Night!"

"Victory Night!" 12/28/2004 10:49 AM

Microsoft to EU: See our U.S. victory

Microsoft to EU: See our U.S. victory 07/06/2004 08:40 AM
ZDNet Jul 6 2004 11:56AM GMT

Europe close on victory

Europe close on victory 09/18/2004 06:33 PM
Another good day at Oakland Hills sees Europe move 11-5 clear of the USA going into Sunday's Ryder Cup singles.

A Small Victory - Important: Please Help

A Small Victory - Important: Please Help 07/20/2004 04:05 PM
might be able to help with .. Michele Catalano .. A Small Victory

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England victory watched by 16.7m

England victory watched by 16.7m 06/22/2004 09:23 AM
An average of 16.7 million UK viewers watch England's Euro 2004 victory over Croatia, figures show.

Pensions victory for ex-steelworkers

Pensions victory for ex-steelworkers 05/14/2004 06:18 AM
Hundreds of former ASW staff who lost their pensions when the firm went bust win a two-year fight for compensation to ease their retirement.

RPT-Microsoft wants EU to learn from its
U.S. victory

RPT-Microsoft wants EU to learn from its
U.S. victory 07/05/2004 02:39 AM
Reuters Jul 5 2004 6:45AM GMT

YUKOS' Hollow Victory

YUKOS' Hollow Victory 12/19/2004 03:27 PM
The Russian company wins a legal skirmish.

Porto romp to victory

Porto romp to victory 05/26/2004 04:33 PM
Jose Mourinho's Porto romp to victory against Monaco in the Champions League final.

A Small Victory - Notice

A Small Victory - Notice 06/19/2004 01:11 AM
disagreement in the blog world .. As Michele says .. some other .. Michele

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Vivendi Flashes V for Victory

Vivendi Flashes V for Victory 09/14/2004 04:41 PM
After months on the Wall Street diet, Vivendi shows off its slimmer self.

Henman savours victory

Henman savours victory 06/28/2004 11:18 PM
Tim Henman admits he felt the tension before overcoming Mark Philippoussis.
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