Jill Chamberlain
@jillchamberlain.bsky.social
Script Consultant, Founder http://thescreenplayworkshop.org, & Author of The Nutshell Technique (http://amazon.com/dp/1477303731)
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“The communications could help prove what’s known as “willful” infringement, which triggers significantly higher damages of $150,000 per work.“
The OpenAI ruling writers should know about 👀 (if your work was scraped for LLM training, this affects you). www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/bus...
OpenAI Loses Key Discovery Battle as It Cedes Ground to Authors in AI Lawsuits
The issue has been a major battleground in discovery. OpenAI could be on the hook for hundreds of millions, if not billions, of dollars if it was aware it was infringing on copyrighted material.
www.hollywoodreporter.com
November 29, 2025 at 4:06 PM
“The communications could help prove what’s known as “willful” infringement, which triggers significantly higher damages of $150,000 per work.“
Congrats to screenwriters Mark Haapala and Stewart Gold on the premiere of "The Christmas Cup" this Sunday at 6 on the Hallmark Channel!
#screenwriting #nutshelltechnique
#screenwriting #nutshelltechnique
November 28, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Congrats to screenwriters Mark Haapala and Stewart Gold on the premiere of "The Christmas Cup" this Sunday at 6 on the Hallmark Channel!
#screenwriting #nutshelltechnique
#screenwriting #nutshelltechnique
Your annual reminder that books and classes make excellent gifts!
My book, The Nutshell Technique, is available wherever fine books are sold. www.amazon.com/Nutshell-Tec...
And did you know that auditor tuition for my 10 week screenwriting class is $195? www.thescreenplayworkshop.org
My book, The Nutshell Technique, is available wherever fine books are sold. www.amazon.com/Nutshell-Tec...
And did you know that auditor tuition for my 10 week screenwriting class is $195? www.thescreenplayworkshop.org
November 25, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Your annual reminder that books and classes make excellent gifts!
My book, The Nutshell Technique, is available wherever fine books are sold. www.amazon.com/Nutshell-Tec...
And did you know that auditor tuition for my 10 week screenwriting class is $195? www.thescreenplayworkshop.org
My book, The Nutshell Technique, is available wherever fine books are sold. www.amazon.com/Nutshell-Tec...
And did you know that auditor tuition for my 10 week screenwriting class is $195? www.thescreenplayworkshop.org
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a PSA: most nonprofit newsrooms right now are probably participating in the NewsMatch program RIGHT NOW. That’s a program funded by a few foundations that “matches” your end-of-year donation.
If you set up $10 monthly, that literally unlocks $120 from NewsMatch.
So who could you support?
If you set up $10 monthly, that literally unlocks $120 from NewsMatch.
So who could you support?
i promise i don’t mean to high horse this but if you’re thinking about giving lizza ten bucks there are a lot of good independent journalists whose work you could subscribe to for a month instead
November 22, 2025 at 11:00 PM
a PSA: most nonprofit newsrooms right now are probably participating in the NewsMatch program RIGHT NOW. That’s a program funded by a few foundations that “matches” your end-of-year donation.
If you set up $10 monthly, that literally unlocks $120 from NewsMatch.
So who could you support?
If you set up $10 monthly, that literally unlocks $120 from NewsMatch.
So who could you support?
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Gmail users!!
They've turned on AI scraping by default now...Here's how to turn it off.
Pass it on!!
www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...
They've turned on AI scraping by default now...Here's how to turn it off.
Pass it on!!
www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...
Gmail can read your emails and attachments to train its AI, unless you opt out
A new Gmail update may allow Google to use your private messages and attachments for AI training. Here's how to turn it off.
www.malwarebytes.com
November 21, 2025 at 9:11 AM
Gmail users!!
They've turned on AI scraping by default now...Here's how to turn it off.
Pass it on!!
www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...
They've turned on AI scraping by default now...Here's how to turn it off.
Pass it on!!
www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...
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Authors beware: ClaimsHero is urging authors to opt out of the Anthropic settlement in order to file their own separate lawsuit. Except this outfit has no federal or state court experience with class-action suits. And the judge has called them a fraud.
Predatory Opt-Out Scheme ClaimsHero Targets Anthropic Settlement Participants: What Authors Need to Know - The Authors Guild
In recent weeks, a third-party law firm, ClaimsHero, has launched an aggressive online campaign urging authors to opt out of the Bartz v. Anthropic copyright settlement. ClaimsHero—which has no litiga...
authorsguild.org
November 21, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Authors beware: ClaimsHero is urging authors to opt out of the Anthropic settlement in order to file their own separate lawsuit. Except this outfit has no federal or state court experience with class-action suits. And the judge has called them a fraud.
Stop dreaming. Start writing.
www.thescreenplayworkshop.org
www.thescreenplayworkshop.org
November 20, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Stop dreaming. Start writing.
www.thescreenplayworkshop.org
www.thescreenplayworkshop.org
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It's hard to overstate what a catastrophe it would be for moviemaking and moviegoers if the Ellisons are allowed to acquire Warner Brothers and merge it with Paramount. I know that rooting for Comcast and/or Netflix sticks in a lot of throats here but those would be far better alternatives... >
November 18, 2025 at 6:28 PM
It's hard to overstate what a catastrophe it would be for moviemaking and moviegoers if the Ellisons are allowed to acquire Warner Brothers and merge it with Paramount. I know that rooting for Comcast and/or Netflix sticks in a lot of throats here but those would be far better alternatives... >
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If you reach out to me, I will help you with your pitch and look at a draft. Lollardfish at gmail.
Here's the assignment folks. Write op-eds for your local papers and campus newspapers too. Just. Say. No. This is a classic authoritarian move and risks the future of higher education and science and innovation in the US. Speak out today. No time to lose. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/02/o...
Opinion | Trump’s ‘Compact’ With Universities Is Just Extortion
www.nytimes.com
October 3, 2025 at 12:41 PM
If you reach out to me, I will help you with your pitch and look at a draft. Lollardfish at gmail.
Don't miss out on the fun! Wednesday class meets AM in the US / PM in Europe. www.thescreenplayworkshop.org
September 30, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Don't miss out on the fun! Wednesday class meets AM in the US / PM in Europe. www.thescreenplayworkshop.org
Learn the Nutshell Technique and take your scripts to the next level.
Live class with creator Jill Chamberlain. The recording will be provided to registrants who can't attend live.
RSVP: bit.ly/46miUcX
Live class with creator Jill Chamberlain. The recording will be provided to registrants who can't attend live.
RSVP: bit.ly/46miUcX
September 25, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Learn the Nutshell Technique and take your scripts to the next level.
Live class with creator Jill Chamberlain. The recording will be provided to registrants who can't attend live.
RSVP: bit.ly/46miUcX
Live class with creator Jill Chamberlain. The recording will be provided to registrants who can't attend live.
RSVP: bit.ly/46miUcX
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Find the Nexstar station nearest to you, note the ads during the local news and contact the advertisers
List here: www.nexstar.tv/stations/
List here: www.nexstar.tv/stations/
September 23, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Find the Nexstar station nearest to you, note the ads during the local news and contact the advertisers
List here: www.nexstar.tv/stations/
List here: www.nexstar.tv/stations/
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"More professors in the United States have been fired for controversial views in the past week than any other week in all of American history."
www.insidehighered.com/opinion/colu...
www.insidehighered.com/opinion/colu...
Censorship Is the Authoritarian’s Dream
The right to free expression must include the right to say horrible and evil things.
www.insidehighered.com
September 19, 2025 at 10:24 AM
"More professors in the United States have been fired for controversial views in the past week than any other week in all of American history."
www.insidehighered.com/opinion/colu...
www.insidehighered.com/opinion/colu...
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Here is my best guidance, rendered beautifully by the great John Lithgow. I first published these lessons nearly nine years ago, in late 2016. They open the twenty chapters of "On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century."
snyder.substack.com/p/twenty-les...
snyder.substack.com/p/twenty-les...
Twenty Lessons, read by John Lithgow
Key selections from On Tyranny, for viewing and sharing
snyder.substack.com
September 18, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Here is my best guidance, rendered beautifully by the great John Lithgow. I first published these lessons nearly nine years ago, in late 2016. They open the twenty chapters of "On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century."
snyder.substack.com/p/twenty-les...
snyder.substack.com/p/twenty-les...
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I’m not sure who deserves more disdain and disgust: Trump and the FCC for their blatant violation of the Constitution or Disney and Nexstar for sacrificing their values and folding to a wannabe Mob Boss.
It was Jimmy Kimmel tonight, but dare to criticize the president and it could be you tomorrow.
It was Jimmy Kimmel tonight, but dare to criticize the president and it could be you tomorrow.
September 18, 2025 at 2:34 AM
I’m not sure who deserves more disdain and disgust: Trump and the FCC for their blatant violation of the Constitution or Disney and Nexstar for sacrificing their values and folding to a wannabe Mob Boss.
It was Jimmy Kimmel tonight, but dare to criticize the president and it could be you tomorrow.
It was Jimmy Kimmel tonight, but dare to criticize the president and it could be you tomorrow.
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WGA Statement on ABC’s Decision to Pull Jimmy Kimmel Live!
September 18, 2025 at 2:41 AM
WGA Statement on ABC’s Decision to Pull Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Authors - check the LibGen database. If your work is in there (like mine is), it was used to train AI!!
If the techbros stole your work, fight back. Sign up for the class action! It takes less than a minute.
If the techbros stole your work, fight back. Sign up for the class action! It takes less than a minute.
If you're an author and haven't yet signed up for the Anthropic settlement, do yourself a favor (and strike a blow against AI) by checking to see if any of your books were involved.
www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
Search LibGen, the Pirated-Books Database That Meta Used to Train AI
Millions of books and scientific papers are captured in the collection’s current iteration.
www.theatlantic.com
September 10, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Authors - check the LibGen database. If your work is in there (like mine is), it was used to train AI!!
If the techbros stole your work, fight back. Sign up for the class action! It takes less than a minute.
If the techbros stole your work, fight back. Sign up for the class action! It takes less than a minute.
Flattered actor/writer/producer Mark Feuerstein loved my class so much he volunteered this testimonial! Sign up: www.thescreenplayworkshop.org (1/3)
September 5, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Flattered actor/writer/producer Mark Feuerstein loved my class so much he volunteered this testimonial! Sign up: www.thescreenplayworkshop.org (1/3)
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As Floods Hit, Key Roles Were Vacant at Weather Service Offices in Texas www.nytimes.com/2025/07/05/u...
As Floods Hit, Key Roles Were Vacant at Weather Service Offices in Texas
www.nytimes.com
July 6, 2025 at 4:04 AM
As Floods Hit, Key Roles Were Vacant at Weather Service Offices in Texas www.nytimes.com/2025/07/05/u...
*NEW* Write a beat sheet - 5 Week Program - $445
Write a TV pilot - 10 Week Program - normally $745 but here's a *SPECIAL OFFER* of $100 off with code 100OFFTV
Audit - only $145
Meets: Mondays starting June 23, 5-7:30 pm PDT. Watch live on Zoom or watch videos later.
www.thescreenplayworkshop.org
Write a TV pilot - 10 Week Program - normally $745 but here's a *SPECIAL OFFER* of $100 off with code 100OFFTV
Audit - only $145
Meets: Mondays starting June 23, 5-7:30 pm PDT. Watch live on Zoom or watch videos later.
www.thescreenplayworkshop.org
June 13, 2025 at 7:29 PM
*NEW* Write a beat sheet - 5 Week Program - $445
Write a TV pilot - 10 Week Program - normally $745 but here's a *SPECIAL OFFER* of $100 off with code 100OFFTV
Audit - only $145
Meets: Mondays starting June 23, 5-7:30 pm PDT. Watch live on Zoom or watch videos later.
www.thescreenplayworkshop.org
Write a TV pilot - 10 Week Program - normally $745 but here's a *SPECIAL OFFER* of $100 off with code 100OFFTV
Audit - only $145
Meets: Mondays starting June 23, 5-7:30 pm PDT. Watch live on Zoom or watch videos later.
www.thescreenplayworkshop.org
My workshop in Bern, Switzerland with FOCAL, a training center for film professionals in the industry. Not surprisingly, this was an accomplished group -- creators of well known TV series, writer/directors of art house features, animators, etc. (1/2)
June 5, 2025 at 6:13 PM
My workshop in Bern, Switzerland with FOCAL, a training center for film professionals in the industry. Not surprisingly, this was an accomplished group -- creators of well known TV series, writer/directors of art house features, animators, etc. (1/2)
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We're back, baby! Save the date: Wednesday, June 11, from 6-10pm for the first Westside Writers Meetup of 2025 (delay due to the Palisades Fire). Come hang with your fellow writers, bring a friend or enemy, everyone is invited. And remember our motto: Free Parking.
May 27, 2025 at 2:22 AM
We're back, baby! Save the date: Wednesday, June 11, from 6-10pm for the first Westside Writers Meetup of 2025 (delay due to the Palisades Fire). Come hang with your fellow writers, bring a friend or enemy, everyone is invited. And remember our motto: Free Parking.
THIS SUNDAY - Free Class on the Nutshell Technique!
Live class packed with content. Registrants will also receive a link to the class recording.
RSVP at us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Live class packed with content. Registrants will also receive a link to the class recording.
RSVP at us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
May 26, 2025 at 8:24 PM
THIS SUNDAY - Free Class on the Nutshell Technique!
Live class packed with content. Registrants will also receive a link to the class recording.
RSVP at us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Live class packed with content. Registrants will also receive a link to the class recording.
RSVP at us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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I haven’t done a #Scriptsky #Screenwriting 🧵 in a while, so here’s one on my favorite terms that I’ve only ever heard in a writers’ room. They’re a shorthand for a variety of things that can either really help or hurt a script, so even if you’re not in a room, many are invaluable ideas…
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May 24, 2025 at 2:26 PM
I haven’t done a #Scriptsky #Screenwriting 🧵 in a while, so here’s one on my favorite terms that I’ve only ever heard in a writers’ room. They’re a shorthand for a variety of things that can either really help or hurt a script, so even if you’re not in a room, many are invaluable ideas…
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