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August 2, 2004
Jack Valenti Says Goodbye in the LA Times
Posted by Ernest Miller
The LA Times publishes the (a?) farewell from recently retired head of the MPAA, Jack Valenti (A Movie Czar Prepares to Roll the Credits):
What was my role amid all this change? Every day I worked to make sure the American movie could move freely and competitively, unrestricted and protected throughout the world. I believe I had some modest success doing just that....What's left to do? The highest priority is to corner and fight the dragon of movie thievery. It's a battle we will win — new, secure technology, plus changes in public attitudes and more enforcement of copyright laws, will bring moral serenity to the marketplace soon.
Too bad American technology didn't have nearly the competitive freedom, thanks in significant part to Valenti. In any case, let us hope that his prediction here is accurate:
Which of my accomplishments will last? Probably the 36-year-old (come November) movie-rating system, which not only frees filmmakers from arbitrary rules but, more important, helps parents guide their moviegoing children.
So perhaps Jack Valenti acknowledges that laws like the DMCA and Sonny Bono Copyright Term Extension Act won't last.
The link to Jack's bio page on the MPAA's website is no longer there, but the somewhat-broken page is still up (A Look at Jack Valenti). Is the MPAA getting ready to put up a tribute page?
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