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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
2. Address
Address1 | 1150 17TH STREET, NW, #400 |
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City | WASHINGTON |
State | DC |
Zip Code | 20036 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 12378-12
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6. House ID# 305460000
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TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2008 |
Q1 (1/1 - 3/31) | Q2 (4/1 - 6/30) | Q3 (7/1 - 9/30) | Q4 (10/1 - 12/31) |
9. Check if this filing amends a previously filed version of this report
10. Check if this is a Termination Report | Termination Date | |
11. No Lobbying Issue Activity |
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INCOME relating to lobbying activities for this reporting period was: | EXPENSE relating to lobbying activities for this reporting period were: | ||||||||
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Provide a good faith estimate, rounded to the nearest $10,000, of all lobbying related income for the client (including all payments to the registrant by any other entity for lobbying activities on behalf of the client). | 14. REPORTING Check box to indicate expense accounting method. See instructions for description of options. | ||||||||
Method A.
Reporting amounts using LDA definitions only
Method B. Reporting amounts under section 6033(b)(8) of the Internal Revenue Code Method C. Reporting amounts under section 162(e) of the Internal Revenue Code |
Signature | Digitally Signed By: Preston R. Padden, Executive Vice President, Worldwide Government Affairs |
Date | 10/20/2008 |
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code CPT
16. Specific lobbying issues
S. 256 - Perform Act of 2007
S. 2317 - Intellectual Property Enforcement Act of 2007
S. 1642 - Higher Education Amendments of 2007
S. 2913 - Shawn Bentley Orphan Works Act of 2008
H.R. 1689 - Curb Illegal Downloading on College Campuses Act of 2007
H.R. 1908 - Patent Reform Act of 2007
H.R. 4137 - College Opportunity and Affordability Act of 2007 - SEC. 494 - CAMPUS-BASED DIGITAL THEFT PREVENTION
H.R. 4279 - Prioritizing Resources and Organization for Intellectual Property Act of 2007
H.R. 5889 - Orphan Works Act of 2008
H.R. 6362 - To amend title 35, United States Code, and the Trademark Act of 1946 to provide that the Secretary of Commerce, in consultation with the Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office, shall appoint administrative patent judges and administrative trademark judges, and for other purposes.
H.R. 5893 - Library of Congress Sound Recording and Film Preservation Programs Reauthorization Act
H.R. 1201 - Freedom and Innovation Revitalizing U.S. Entrepreneurship Act
Broadcast Flag
IP Enforcement
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, U.S. Copyright Office, Library of Congress (LOC), Commerce - Dept of (DOC)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
Preston |
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Fox |
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Dow |
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Bailey |
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Jessica |
Moore |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code COM
16. Specific lobbying issues
S. 602 - Child Safe Viewing Act of 2007
S. 1780 - Protecting Children from Indecent Programming Act
H.R. 2738 - Family and Consumer Choice Act of 2007
S. 522 - Intellectual Property Rights Enforcement Act
S. 948 - Children and Media Research Advancement Act
S. 2125 - Preparing America's Seniors for the Digital Television Transition Act
S. 2507 - DTV Border Fix Act of 2007
S. Res. 576 - Designating August 2008 as Digital Television Transition Awareness Month
H.R. 608 - Digital Television Consumer Education Act
H.R. 2060 - Internet Radio Equality Act
H.R. 2566 - National Digital Television Consumer Education Act
H.R. 3559 - Protecting Children from Indecent Programming Act
H.R. 3862 - Preparing America's Seniors for the Digital Transition Act
H.R. 4167 - Broadcast Ownership for the 21st Century Act
H.R. 4307 - Consumer Freedom of Choice in Cable Act
H.R. 4882 - Broadcast Licensing in the Public Interest Act
H.R. 5470 - To amend the Communication Act of 1934 to require the carriage of all local television signals by satellite carriers in all local markets
S. 2035 - Free Flow of Information Act
H.R. 2102 - Free Flow of Information Act
H.R. 7013 - To require the FCC to provide for a short term extension of the analog television broadcasting authority so that essential public safety announcements and digital television transition information may be provided for a short time during the transition to digital television.
A la carte cable programming and wholesale unbundling
Retransmission consent
Digital television transition
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), White House Office
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code TAX
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 3951 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify and make permanent th eelection to treat certain costs of qualified film and television productions as expenses
S. 2375 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify and make permanent the election to treat certain costs of qualified film and television productions as expenses
H.R. 3003 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax incentives to encourage diversity of ownership of telecommunications business and for other purposes
H.R. 3389 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent the election to treat the cost of qualified film and television productions as an expense which is not chargeable to capital account
H.R. 5267 - Business Acitivity Tax Simplification Act of 2008
S. 1726 - Business Activity Tax Simplification Act of 2007
HR 6049 Energy and tax extenders Act of 2008
S. 3330 Domestic Film Production Equity Act of 2008
S. 3335 Jobs, Energy, Families and Disaster Relief Act of 2008
HR 1424 Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code TOU
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 3232 - Travel Promotion Act
S. 1661 - Travel Promotion Act
Passenger Vessels Service Act
H.R. 2638 - Making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, U.S. Customs & Border Protection
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code CSP
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 4040 - CPSC Reform Act
S. 2663 - CPSC Reform Act
H.R. 2320 - National Amusement Park Ride Safety Act of 2007
H.R. 1721 - Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety Act
S. 1771 - Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety Act
Kids Nutrition
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code TRD
16. Specific lobbying issues
S. 2113 - United States-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act
S. 1919 - Trade Enforcement Act
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code TEC
16. Specific lobbying issues
S. 49 - Protecting Children in the 21st Century Act
S. 215 - Internet Freedom Preservation Act
S. 1086 - Cyber Safety for Kids Act
S. 1965 - Protecting Children in the 21st Century Act
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
Information Update Page - Complete ONLY where registration information has changed.
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LOBBYIST UPDATE
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AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS
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26. Name of each previously reported organization that is no longer affiliated with the registrant or client
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FOREIGN ENTITIES
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28. Name of each previously reported foreign entity that no longer owns, or controls, or is affiliated with the registrant, client or affiliated organization
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