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"Dan Glickman will replace Jack Valenti as the head of the Motion Picture Association of America – Hollywood’s powerful lobbying organization and the shaper of laws that critics say may stifle technology in the name of preventing piracy.

"Valenti officially stepped down after nearly 40 years on the job.  He will continue as chief executive until Glickman takes over.

Glickman, a moderate Democrat who served in Congress for 18 years and then served as the Secretary of Agriculture during the Clinton administration, will begin his tenure Sept. 1. During much of his tenure in Congress, he was both a member of the House Judiciary Committee and the Copyright and Intellectual Property Subcommittee."

Katie Dean. Movie Lobby Group in New Hands. Wired News. July 1, 2004.

See also:
Brooks Boliek. Glickman Relishes Role as Hollywood Mouthpiece. Reuters, July 1, 2004.
Lisa Friedman. Ex-agriculture Secretary Succeeding Valenti. Los Angeles Daily News. July 1, 2004.
Art Brodsky. Public Knowledge Reacts to Selection of Dan Glickman as New MPAA president. Public Knowledge. July 1, 2004.
John Borland. Jack Valenti’s Curtain Call. News.com. June 21, 2004.