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Jack Valenti

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Quotes by Jack Valenti

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I sleep each night a little better, a little more confidently, because Lyndon Johnson is my president.
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I found the most convincing part to be the working stiffs, the guys who have a modest home and kids who go to public schools. They make $75,000 to $100,000 a year. That’s not much to live on. I don’t have to tell you that.
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There isn’t anything in the world that can’t be made better.
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In a political struggle, never get personal – else the dagger digs too deep.
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The public’s nerves are raw and edgy. You have to be discreet and understanding about the films you are showing.
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I don’t care if you call it AO for Adults Only, or Chopped Liver or Father Goose. Your movie will still have the stigma of being in a category that’s going to be inhabited by the very worst of pictures.
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A public domain work is an orphan. No one is responsible for its life. But everyone exploits its use, until that time certain when it becomes soiled and haggard, barren of its previous virtues. How does the consumer benefit from the steady decline of a film’s quality?
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What is fair use? Fair use is not a law. There’s nothing in law.
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There is no fair use to take something that doesn’t belong to you. That’s not fair use.
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The digital world, the world of virtual reality ... is going to be part of the embrace of this great, new cooperative venture.
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