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Aug 1 Webinar: Artificial Intelligence in Theatre - Navigating Legal Considerations for Writers

Join our Business Affairs Staff for an enlightening discussion on Artificial Intelligence and its implications for theatrical writers. This event will explore how new innovations can influence the creative process, copyright issues, and the future of theatre writing. Theatre writers are increasingly concerned about AI's potential to scrape online scripts without permission, create AI-generated plays, and replace human dramatists. Legal and ethical...
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Theatre Writers are Job Creators in the Creative Arts Economy: Add Your Testimony to the Congressional Record

We are asking Dramatists Guild members— and all theatre writers— to submit testimony on January 19 and beyond, in order to ensure our voice is heard regarding the issues that are important to playwrights, composers, lyricists, and librettists, and our entire industry.  The Committee on Small Business will be holding a remote hearing, titled "The Power, Peril, and Promise of the Creative Economy" at 10am on Wednesday, January 19 via Zoom (...