In another concessionary move, the DGA abandoned a 20-year-old rule that allowed directors to get an automatic "film by" credit on outdoor advertising when there were six or more personal credits. That requirement was originally intended to discourage the proliferation of credits, but just the opposite eventually happened.

The studios also will be given nonbinding guidelines suggesting criteria for awarding credits, including whether a director has a marketable name, has a signature style of filmmaking, has completed at least three feature-length films or has earned the possessory credit in the past. (Source: Hollywood Reporter)