What does the WGA New Media Sideletter say about writing credits, and does it mention AI or generative material?
The New Media Sideletter (revised as of 25 September 2023) has screen-credit paragraphs for derivative new media and high-budget SVOD but no AI wording. Its silence says nothing about other agreements; the 2026 MOA's GAI changes are in Article 72.G.
The New Media Sideletter (revised as of 25 September 2023) has screen-credit paragraphs for derivative new media and high-budget SVOD but no AI wording. Its silence says nothing about other agreements; the 2026 MOA's GAI changes are in Article 72.G.
Curator qualifications: Documents read 2026-10-22; no credit or legal conclusion. Absence is scoped to the documents named; other WGA agreements not searched.
Limitations: Documents read 2026-10-22; no credit or legal conclusion.
Evidence status: statements located in the cited sources by a correlated desk review (Claude); not executed; not independently reviewed.
Structured fields
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- [sourced_fact] The New Media Sideletter (revised as of 25 September 2023) has screen-credit paragraphs for derivative new media and high-budget SVOD but no AI wording. Its silence says nothing about other agreements; the 2026 MOA's GAI changes are in Article 72.G. · locator: New Media Sideletter, Revised as of September 25, 2023; 2026 MBA MOA (April 4, 2026), item 15 Generative Artificial Intelligence source
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| component | license | hosting | redistribution | modification | training | Evidence and notes |
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| documentation | unknown | permitted | permitted | unknown | unknown | Applies to this original summary only, not to the cited sources. |