Hollywood's lead lobbyist steps back from limelight
Talkback I grew up in West Haven ,Ct and there was a Jack Valenti who lived there. I have always wanted to know if this was the the same Jack Valenti who worked with the Motion Picture Assoc of America. In one of the articles, I noted that he was born Sept...
[July 25, 2004, 15:27]
Tech activists fight for anti-copying debate
News I'm going to give you the opportunity to do that out of deference to Jack Valenti," said Phillip Bond, Undersecretary of Commerce for Technology. About a dozen vocal tech activists in the audience challenged speakers, including Jack Valenti, head...
[July 18, 2002, 8:50]
Digital industry execs bare their souls
News Appearing alongside Rosen was Jack Valenti, who heads the Motion Picture Association of America. Valenti said the MPAA now has a "digital strategist" who is looking into ways for the seven MPAA members to go online.
[November 15, 2000, 14:57]
Is Scour 'Napster with movies'?
News Scour is Napster with movies," said Jack Valenti, the chairman and the CEO of the Motion Picture Association of America, the association representing seven movie studios in the case. Yet, the lawsuit is not as cut-and-dried as Valenti and his...
[July 24, 2000, 8:56]
Copyright truce excludes key voices
News That's why MPAA president Jack Valenti says he's not about to sign a truce. We are not prepared to abandon the option of seeking technical protection measures via the Congress or appropriate regulatory agency," Valenti said in a statement Tuesday.
[January 15, 2003, 15:45]
New twist in Net copyright struggle
News Also on board is John Valenti, whose father Jack runs the Motion Picture Association of America. The younger Valenti founded Creative Planet, a B2B firm that works with the major studios. The new venture, AppleSoup, will be announced Monday.
[July 17, 2000, 9:16]
Hollywood's lead lobbyist steps back from limelight
News Jack Valenti, whose soaring flights of rhetoric have defined Hollywood's voice in Washington, D.C.for two generations, is nearing the end of his post as the film industry's chief lobbyist. With speeches that sound drawn from a Hollywood...
[June 23, 2004, 10:40]
Accused piracy leader pleads guilty
News In a statement, Motion Picture Association of America chief executive Jack Valenti said the MPAA has seen a 45 percent decrease in the number of sites offering pirated movies since law enforcement began a crackdown on DrinkOrDie last December.
[February 28, 2002, 9:38]
Film-swappers face three years' jail
News Joining them at the event will be actress Bo Derek, Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) president Jack Valenti, and Mitch Bainwol, chairman of the Recording Industry Association of America. A forthcoming copyright bill backed by key US...
[November 13, 2003, 7:55]
Hollywood, software firms aim at pirates
News It is an unfortunate reality that consumers may be sorely disappointed, finding that the DVD or video that they paid for is not a bargain at all, and that it is, in fact, of a much lower quality than what they expected," MPAA president and chief...
[February 28, 2003, 7:56]
Judge rules DVD-copying program is illegal
News Companies have a responsibility to develop products that operate within the letter of the law and that do not expose their customers to illegal activities," MPAA Chief Executive Officer Jack Valenti said in a statement.
[February 23, 2004, 7:50]
Noose tightens on Napster clones
News We are pleased that the injunction against Aimster was upheld, effectively shutting it down until trial," Motion Picture Association of America President and chief executive Jack Valenti said in a statement.
[July 1, 2003, 9:06]
Tech companies broadside anti-piracy plan
News The MPAA agrees with the goals of the Hollings bill, that is, for the private parties to negotiate an agreement on Internet standards for content encryption, watermarking (and) digital rights management," MPAA President Jack Valenti said in a...
[October 23, 2001, 8:59]
Movie makers mull future of DVD
News That long download time gives the industry a modicum of protection, Jack Valenti, president and CEO of the Motion Picture Association of America, said in testimony given to the House Subcommittee on Telecommunications, Trade and Consumer...
[November 5, 1999, 10:50]
Where the lobbying power lies
News When Jack Valenti was at the helm of the Motion Picture Association of America, his $1.5m annual salary easily topped that of Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer. Ed Black, the president of the Computer and Communications Industry Association...
[March 29, 2006, 18:05]
Software engineer sentenced to prison
News Jack Valenti, president of the Motion Picture Association of America, has said that the number of pirated software sites of all types has declined by 45 percent since police began cracking down on DrinkOrDie's activities in December.
[May 3, 2002, 10:54]
Supreme Court nixes copyright challenge
News Jack Valenti, the president of the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA), said in a statement: "We are pleased that the Court has reaffirmed the absolute authority of Congress to set copyright terms.
[January 16, 2003, 9:09]
