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...makers of Replay, the other against the creators of Morpheus and two similar file-sharing services called Grokster and Kazaa. While it may be O.K. to copy a show for yourself on the VCR, "it's not O.K. to start sending it around and file sharing," warns Jack Valenti, CEO of the Motion Picture Association of America. The first legal face-off begins March 4 with a hearing on the Morpheus case in federal district court in Los Angeles. The Replay trial is scheduled for August...
...chef-owners of the trendy Manhattan restaurants Beacon and Ouest, Waldy Malouf and Tom Valenti like to keep things simple--and expertly cooked. Following the attack on the World Trade Center, they felt compelled to turn that tried and true approach to a different sort of nourishment. Windows on the World, the renowned restaurant atop the north tower, was gone, and with it a staff of 73, from dishwashers and busboys to managers and accountants. "We knew that a lot of them were at the lower end of the pay scale," says Malouf. "And we knew immediately that there were...
...benefit was suggested, but the two men ruled it out as too complicated and too much like a party. "It occurred to me I could do something immediate," says Valenti. "Open my doors and give away the house." Valenti and Malouf started working the phones, each calling three chefs, who passed the word to nine more, and so on. Participating restaurants would donate at least 10% of their Oct. 11 take to the Windows of Hope Family Relief Fund. The proceeds would go to the families of the estimated 250 restaurant workers in both towers who had perished...
Slated to begin at 9 p.m., the show will also feature Boston-based funk band Deci Funk and blues guitarist Ricky Valenti. Fink Fank Funk’s set will feature some of their old favorites and will possibly include covers of songs by Stevie Wonder, Kool & The Gang and James Brown as well as new original music. But as is common with and intrinsic in all soulful musicians and entertainers, Fink Fank Funk will allow the music and the vibe of the crowd to carry and guide them...
...Jack Valenti MPAA President...