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Smithsonian's historical analysis was not sufficiently reliable to support
such an assertion. Notwithstanding any historical analysis, we agree that if
the number of filming requests for more than incidental use of
Smithsonian content averages around five per year, the Smithsonian will
be able accommodate those requests. During the first 9 months of the
contact there were six such requests-two were denied and four were
approved as one-offs. We acknowledge that the direct impact on
filmmakers to date has been minimal. However, because the 30-year
contract has been in effect for less than a year, it is still too early to judge
the potential impact that the contract may have on interested parties in the
future.
We are sending copies of this report to interested congressional
committees, as well as the Secretary of the Smithsonian, and Showtime.
We will also make copies available to others upon request. In addition, this
report will be available at no charge on the GAO Web site at
http://www.gao.gov.
If you or your staff have any questions about this report, please contact me
at (202) 512-3841 or nazzaror@gao.gov. Contact points for our Offices of
Congressional Relations and Public Affairs may be found on the last page
of this report. GAO staff who made major contributions to this report are
listed in appendix V.
Robin M. Nazzaro
Director, Natural Resources and EnvironmentGAO-07-275 Smithsonian's Contract with Showtime
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