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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."

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  1. BWAA HAHAHAHAHAHAH HAHAHAHAH AHHAHAHAHAHA HAHAHAHA by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    I failed it!

    CowboyNeal's penis.

  2. Fuck DVD-Jon by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    The guy's just an average cracker with little experience in SoftIce, and only recently started using GNU/Linux. He used to be one of those Windows-using-assholes. Fuck him and his cracking group.

    Mike Bouma.

    P.S.: Mod me down but at least show me a proof that what I wrote is not true.

  3. Re:Wrong president...? by 59Bassman · · Score: -1, Troll

    Why not? JFK was a lowlife, too....

  4. Re:Let me ask everyone here... by cdrudge · · Score: 0, Troll
    you gotta have some movies to watch to kill time while on a 12 hour shift
    Whew. I'm glad the people in charge of defending my country are watching DVDs on their watch. I will sleep better tonight.
  5. Re:Let me ask everyone here... by Secrity · · Score: -1, Troll

    Here's a novel idea for you: WORK while you are on your 12 hour shift. My tax money is not paying for you to watch movies while you are on a 12 hour shift. If that sounds out of touch, it isn't. I worked a great many 12 hour/6 days a week shifts while stationed overseas with the USAF.

  6. Re:It comes down to cost for the backup... by john_smith_45678 · · Score: 0, Troll

    That's okay, you looser.