The meeting, held at DGA’s Los Angeles headquarters, gave the PAC Committee a first-ever opportunity to speak with a FCC Commissioner, get insight on the Commission’s agenda, and share the perspective of directors and other DGA members on issues affecting the industry. It was also a rare chance for the Committee, which periodically makes recommendations on policy issues to the DGA National Board, to broaden its discussions to include policymakers who are on the regulatory rather than the legislative side of Washington.

Adelstein was welcomed by DGA Third Vice President and PAC Chair Taylor Hackford, who noted that the Guild was increasingly active on in federal politics. “We find that, more and more, the things coming from Washington not only affect our economic livelihoods but our creative rights,” Hackford said. “This is an organization that takes what we do very seriously and will stand up and fight for our rights.” Those concerns, he said, include further consolidation, copyright protection and any other issue that could affect the creative and economic rights of DGA members.