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Article 21.N of the published 2024–2027 master agreement states prospective application from December 29, 2024, retains producers’ right to require AI use, and sets notice, conditional consultation, and scanning-consent rules.
What changed
Article 21.N of the published 2024–2027 master agreement states prospective application from December 29, 2024, retains producers’ right to require AI use, and sets notice, conditional consultation, and scanning-consent rules.
Records the contract’s stated applicability date, not implementation at every studio or resolution of disputes. The final agreement supplies the date missing from the MOA placeholder; December 23 member ratification remains a separate event. Arbitration under this AI provision excludes injunctive relief; that cannot be expanded to mean all other legal remedies are unavailable.
Editorial research question
Editorial interpretation: separates member ratification, contractual applicability dates, and actual execution, revealing institutional arrangements combining safeguards with producer control.
This is an editorial interpretation or question, separate from factual statements.
Evidence & sources
Article 21.N of the published 2024–2027 master agreement states prospective application from December 29, 2024, retains producers’ right to require AI use, and sets notice, conditional consultation, and scanning-consent rules.
SRC-0180215-page PDF text: printed pages 1–2 agreement parties and scope; pages 43–45 Article 21.N definitions, use, and notice; page 46 part of training section; pages 47–48 continuing obligations, remedies, and scanning; page 50 effective provision. Indemnity conditions on page 46 were not read in full.
The Animation Guild · EN · Date unknown
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