The Political Action Committee of the Directors Guild of America (or DGA-PAC) is a

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based political action committee of the

Directors Guild of America The Directors Guild of America (DGA) is an entertainment guild that represents the interests of film and television directors in the United States motion picture industry and abroad. Founded as the Screen Directors Guild in 1936, the group merge ...

. The DGA-PAC lobbies mainly for freedom of speech and First Amendment of the United States issues, piracy and copyright infringement, and against

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consolidation. It also promotes

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within the borders of the United States, and lobbies for tax breaks on both the federal and state level to keep film production within U.S. borders. Director

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is the current chairman for the DGA-PAC.

External links

DGA-PAC Official Website
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