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Comments on: MPAA veteran Jack Valenti dead at 85

Respect 

Posted Friday 27th April 2007 10:23 GMT

In my respect I here by present a wreath made from Illegal DVDs, I'm sorry bad joke

He personified all that's wrong in the IP world today 

Posted Friday 27th April 2007 16:13 GMT

Hollywood could have owned the content explosion that is the web today. By their actions and inactions, they have relegated themselves to the trash heap of history. Too bad the MPAA, under Mr Valenti, failed to grasp this.

So long Jack, we knew ye all too well..

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