Jack Valenti

Jack Joseph Valenti (born September 5, 1921) was "special assistant" to Lyndon Johnson's White House. In 1966, he resigned and became the president of the Motion Picture Association of America. During his tenure there, he was generally regarded as one of the most influential pro-copyright lobbyists in the world. His salary in 2004 was reported to be $1.35 million, which made him the seventh-highest paid Washington trade group chief, according to the National Journal.

External links

• Interview conducted in December 2002 by Derek Slater
• An interview conducted by a GNU/Linux user from MIT
• An MP3 recording of a debate with Lawrence Lessig
• Jack Valenti's Long Goodbye, Washington Post
• Testimony of Jack Valenti before Congress in 1982
• Video of Jack Valenti signing a Betamax tape for an EFF staffer
• The Last Mogul -- Valenti's Ties to Hollywood Kingpin Lew Wasserman

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