[IP] Smithsonian-Showtime Deal
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From: Carl Malamud <carl@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: April 5, 2006 7:46:00 PM EDT
To: dave@xxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Smithsonian-Showtime Deal
Hi Dave -
For IP if you wish. The Smithsonian Institution has entered into a
business arrangement with Showtime Networks that gives the new
quasi-public/private joint venture "right of first refusal" over
archival materials. People like Ken Burns think this is a real
mess.
The part that I found particularly offensive is that the Institution
refused to disclose the terms of the contract. So, I sent in a
FOIA request.
The text and some background is here:
http://public.resource.org/sunshine.html
Regards,
Carl Malamud
CTO/Sr. Fellow
Center for American Progress
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