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agreed to grant him the right to distribute the films to broadcasters for a period of only ten years after the final telecast in the series. Smithsonian and Wolper jointly will explore distribution of the programs as educational films and television cassettes. Wolper will of course remit royalties to Smithsonian on all income from these uses. Smithsonian reserves the right to produce books and other printed materials based on the programs.

10. [[underlined]] Question: Why should the Smithsonian agree to the grant of some exclusive rights requested by Wolper? [[/underlined]]

[[underlined]] Answer: [[/underlined]] David Wolper has requested the almost totally exclusive right to produce television programs in the name of the Institution. He also has asked for certain protection for subjects treated in programs he will produce against their possible exploitation by other producers even though our name does not appear in the title of such other shows. This exclusive right extends to public as well as commercial television and applies to occasional special programs as well as a continuing series. The Smithsonian has an obligation, as a public institution, to make its collections and research available to the public at large and it does not favor agreements which would limit free access to such resources. From the earliest days, however, we have found it necessary upon occasion to grant exclusive rights to publishers and other outside enterprises in exchange for the ability to reach beyond the confines of the museum to a wider public and to achieve a suitable standard of quality.