D.C.'s own Smithsonian Institution is in some luke warm water over a deal made with Showtime (luke warm because it's pretty much a done deal), essentially giving the media company exclusive rights to the institute's films. A report published by the Government Accountability Office, released last month details that the deal is unfair filmmakers. Boiling it down: filmmakers have about a 30% change of being able to use important, historic material.
The Smithsonian offered a response to the report
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