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Jack Valenti: The Exit Interview
thecounterfeit writes "Engadget has an interview with Jack Valenti, the outgoing president of the MPAA and the object of hatred for many hacker after he took he on DVD Jon, who is retiring tomorrow after more than three decades on the job. Engadget could have been a little harder on him when he says stuff like, "When you go to your department store and you buy 10 Cognac glasses and two weeks later you break two of them, the store doesn't give you two backup copies," but it is at least slightly encouraging to hear that he owns a TiVo."
DVD Jon is retiring?
No one asks the stores to do copies for them, they do the copies them self.
...and, on the seventh day, God switched off his Mac.
"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."
Jack Valenti, 1982 click me
That's a relief. I've always been worried about my Cognac becoming loose.
It would be cool if it didn't suck.
I apologise for my atrocious error. I don't usually make the loose/lose mistake, indeed, I'm usually the one pointing it out. Obviously some self-flagellation is in order.
Could you flagellate yourself in private please, some of us are trying to eat lunch here.
liqbase
I hope not. I seriously admire this guy.
I remember a recent discussion on Slashdot:
"Does anyone know Jon's doctor?
"I want to know if he really does have testicles made of brass."
"Not only are they made of brass, but he's got five of them."
"I want to meet Jon's tailor. I hear he makes pants that fit like a glove."
A true hero and inspiration for every Slashdotter.
Sincerely,
Pan Tarhei Hosé, PhD.
"Homo sum et cogito ergo odi profanum vulgus et libido."
rewriting history since 2109
A digital thing lasts forever???
Maybe after 10 cognac glasses...
diegoT
I think that in a decade's time you'll see movies with one or two commercial-filled 'intermissions' under the pretense of letting elderly folks use the potty. Just watch.
Not to mention product placement. I really enjoyed watching I, Robot at the cinema, except before it started, an advert told me to "hate piracy" (no kidding), and right at the beginning, the protagonist got some "vintage 2004 sneakers, a thing of beauty".
Films are set in an alternate universe where everyone drinks Pepsi and uses Apple Macs!
For many of you, it might read easier this way:
/* the outgoing president of the MPAA and the object of hatred for many hacker after he took he on DVD Jon */
char Jack_Valenti;
Engadget has an interview with Jack_Valenti, who is retiring tomorrow after more than three decades on the job.
He really is a character too.
(mod -5 Bad Puns)
Yep, once guns are criminalized, the criminals with guns will certainly be safe from those trigger-happy, law-abiding citizens!
I liked how he 'sleeps like a baby'. Of course he does -- his body is cushioned by thousands of dollar bills.
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You are what you think.
Good point. Say - do you think "stereo" implies a license to use two ears? Or do you suppose there should be a license for each ear or "audio receptor"?
Everybody, all together now!
HIT THE ROAD, JACK!
I am a viral sig. Please help me spread.
"Hey, if you pull out of the driveway of your mansion in Bel-Air and ram one of your twelve Rolls Royce Silver Shadows into a tree because you you spilled caviar on your Zegna suit, you have to go down to the Rolls Royce dealer, pull out your American Express card, and buy a new one just like everyone else does."
If a job's not worth doing, it's not worth doing right.