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The movie industry would no longer "approve or disapprove" the content of a film, but we would now see our primary task as giving advance cautionary warnings to parents so that parents could make the decision about the movie-going of their young children.

— Jack Valenti The Voluntary Movie Rating System (2004)

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In a political struggle, never get personal — else the dagger digs too deep.

I think politicians and movie actors and movie executives are similar in more ways than they’re different.

If what you own cannot be protected, you own nothing.

Testimony to the US House of Representatives (1982)

It’s a kind of reciprocity of affection by people who both recognize in a sense they’re in the same racket.

If you buy a DVD you have a copy. If you want a backup copy you buy another one.

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