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Valenti to Step Down; Tauzin May Head MPAA

Posted by timothy on from the repaint-your-effigies dept.

The Importance of writes "The New York Post is reporting that Jack Valenti is stepping down as head of the MPAA, probably by the end of the year. Rep. Billy Tauzin (R - LA) will be taking over. After 37 years as head of the MPAA, at least Valenti is going out on a high note, with most of Hollywood ticked off at him for the screener ban. bIPlog comments on Valenti's apparent agelessness." The Post article quotes Tauzin's office as denying that such an offer has even been made, but acknowledging that one might be in the works.

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  1. Patch time by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Note to all slashdot users: Update your etc/hate files with the new name

  2. Better deal by Chatmag · · Score: 3, Funny

    Maybe the RIAA made him a better offer.

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    Pete Carr Owner Chatmag.com
  3. Good!! by moehoward · · Score: 3, Funny

    I, for one, welcome our new media overlord.

    With the entertainment industry firmly entwined with the political structure, what can possible go wrong?

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    "If you want to improve, be content to be thought foolish and stupid." - Epictetus
  4. Is Hilary Rosen asking for it or what? by Bake · · Score: 2, Funny

    I could have egg on my face in a couple weeks

    Sounds like an open invitation to me! :-)

  5. Quick! by AndroidCat · · Score: 5, Funny
    Stake him, cut out his heart, and burn it. Cut off his head, stuff that with garlic, bury him at a crossroads and mix up his socks!

    Wait .. everything we know about vampires is from Hollywood movies .. we are so screwed!

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    One line blog. I hear that they're called Twitters now.
  6. Billy Tauzin, Web Pioneer! by Motherfucking+Shit · · Score: 4, Funny

    I visited Tauzin's official House of Representatives website, at http://www.house.gov/tauzin/. At the bottom is a Search button, with a select list to choose how many search results you want to receive. I decided to search for "MPAA" and see if he'd mentioned them in any of his recent press releases.

    Unfortunately, I didn't get any results. Not because he's trying to hide anything, but because there's nowhere to enter a search term! The "Search" button is sitting there with no way to enter what you're searching for. Brilliant, if only Google had come up with this idea!

    Thank you, Rep. Tauzin, for demonstrating your vast knowledge of the digital world. You should fit right in at the MPAA.

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    "BSD: Free as in speech. Linux: Free as in beer. Windows 10: Free as in herpes." --Man On Pink Corner in #52607549.
  7. To quote The Who by FearUncertaintyDoubt · · Score: 2, Funny

    "Meet the new boss
    Same as the old boss"

  8. Did anyone else.... by CMiYC · · Score: 3, Funny

    ... read "Tarzan" and think, "wow that's a great idea!" =)