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[FYI] "MPAA believes all Netizens are criminals"
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MPAA believes all Netizens are criminals
By: Thomas C Greene in Washington
Posted: 05/04/2001 at 16:52 GMT
There is perhaps no major figure in the copy-protection dispute more
hyperinflated with irrelevant gaseous Sophistry and bizarre
intellectual pretensions than MPAA President Jack Valenti.
[...]
After failing conspicuously to impress the Committee with his
'takedown' demonstration, Valenti shrugged and got back in his seat.
"I'm technologically illiterate," he said in closing.
Well, at least he wasn't lying about that. ®
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