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SAG-AFTRA Proposes Expanding Video Game Contract to Cover $15M-$30M Indie Projects


SAG-AFTRA is launching a fourth tier of its proposed video game contract that covers indie game developers' projects from $15 million to $30 million.

Per the actors union, the “agreement further demonstrates SAG-AFTRA’s goal of expanding coverage for video games while incorporating many of the sought-after provisions essential for the safety and sustainability of performers’ careers and includes robust A.I. According to SAG-AFTRA, the document “captures project success with secondary payments, which can be prepaid at a reduced rate” and “requires informed consent and compensation for the use of digital replicas of a performer.” SAG-AFTRA national executive director and chief negotiator Duncan Crabtree-Ireland added: “All levels of the tiered-budget agreement include crucial A.I.

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