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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
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Address1 | 601 Massachusetts Ave., NW STE. 300 W |
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City | WASHINGTON |
State | DC |
Zip Code | 20001 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 19571-12
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6. House ID# 335350000
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TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2020 |
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 |
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11. No Lobbying Issue Activity |
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12. Lobbying | 13. Organizations | ||||||||
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. | ||||||||
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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: Melissa Cortese Foxman |
Date | 4/17/2020 5:22:02 PM |
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
Advocate for protection of entertainment software intellectual property, including efforts to stop domestic and international infringement. Monitor the Trademark Modernization Act (S.3449 and H.R. 6196)
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. Copyright Office, Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
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 |
Melissa |
Foxman |
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Michael |
O'Leary |
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Deputy Chief, Computer Crime and Intellectual Property Section, Department of Justice |
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John |
Miceli |
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Rep. David P. Joyce (OH) - Legislative Director; Rep. Steve La Tourette (OH) -- Staff Assistant, Systems Administrator, Legislative Assistant, Director of New Media |
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
Support efforts to encourage development of free and fair trade agreements, including digital trade issues. Monitor tariff decisions. Monitor H.R. 704 and S. 2 - Fair Trade with China Enforcement Act; H.R. 940, S. 287 -- Bicameral Trade Authority Act of 2019; H.R. 764 -- U.S. Reciprocal Trade Act
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
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 |
Melissa |
Foxman |
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Michael |
O'Leary |
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Deputy Chief, Computer Crime and Intellectual Property Section, Department of Justice |
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John |
Miceli |
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Rep. David P. Joyce (OH) - Legislative Director; Rep. Steve La Tourette (OH) -- Staff Assistant, Systems Administrator, Legislative Assistant, Director of New Media |
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 SCI
16. Specific lobbying issues
Discuss educational outreach programs and career opportunities relating to STEM and STEAM education provide by the video game industry. Monitor S. 153, H.R. 425 -- Supporting Veterans in STEM Careers Act and S. 775 - Scientific Integrity Act
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Education - Dept of, 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 |
Melissa |
Foxman |
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Michael |
O'Leary |
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Deputy Chief, Computer Crime and Intellectual Property Section, U.S. Department of Justice |
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John |
Miceli |
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Rep. David P. Joyce (OH) - Legislative Director; Rep. Steve La Tourette (OH) -- Staff Assistant, Systems Administrator, Legislative Assistant, Director of New Media |
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
Monitor issues related to online privacy and advertising, broadband, data security, data breaches, cyber security, internet of things, net neutrality, children's online safety, and encryption. Monitor: HR 1818 - Kelsey Smith Act; HR 1096 - Promoting Internet Freedom and Innovation Act of 2019; HR 1101 - to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to ensure internet openness, to prohibit blocking lawful content and non-harmful devices, to prohibit throttling data, to prohibit paid prioritization, to require transparency of network management practices, to provide that broadband shall be considered to be an information service, and to prohibit the Commission or a State commission from relying on section 706 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 as a grant of authority; HR 1006 - Open Internet Act of 2019; HR 1220 and S. 510 - TRUE Fees Act of 2019; HR 1644 and S. 682 - Save the Internet Act of 2019; HR 1733 and S. 777 - CHANCE in TECH Act; S. 842 - Improving Broadband Mapping Act of 2019; S. 650 and HR 1519 - CREATE Act of 2019; S. 1116 -- Balancing the Rights Of Web Surfers Equally and Responsibly Act of 2019 (BROWSER Act); HR 331 - Protecting Consumer Information Act of 2019; HR 1282 - Data Accountability and Trust Act; HR 43 - Cyber Vulnerability Disclosure Reporting Act; HR 618 - to establish the Office of Critical Technologies and Security, and for other purposes; HR 2013 - Information Transparency and Personal Data Control Act; S. 783 - Clean Slate for Kids Online Act of 2019; S. 806 - Own Your Own Data Act; S. 847 - Commercial Facial Recognition Privacy Act of 2019; S. 748 - A bill to amend the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 to strengthen protections relating to the online collection, use, and disclosure of personal information of children and minors, and for other purposes; S. 1214 - Privacy Bill of Rights Act; S. 189 - Social Media Privacy Protection and Consumer Rights Act of 2019; S. 142 - American Data Dissemination (ADD) Act; S. 583 - DATA Privacy Act; S. 592 - Cybersecurity Disclosure Act of 2019; S. 1629 - A bill to regulate certain pay-to-win microtransactions and sales of loot boxes in interactive digital entertainment products, and for other purposes; S. 3398 - Eliminating Abusive and Rampant Neglect of Interactive Technologies (EARN IT) Act of 2020
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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 |
Melissa |
Foxman |
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Michael |
O'Leary |
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Deputy Chief, Computer Crime and Intellectual Property Section, U.S. Department of Justice |
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John |
Miceli |
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Rep. David P. Joyce (OH) - Legislative Director; Rep. Steve La Tourette (OH) -- Staff Assistant, Systems Administrator, Legislative Assistant, Director of New Media |
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
Discuss privacy, e-commerce, micro-transactions, parental controls, and advertising issues related to online games and mobile apps, including evolution of industry's voluntary rating system to address new technologies and other voluntary self-regulatory measures. Monitor S. 3456, the Consumer Privacy Act; HR 4978, the Online Privacy Act; S. 3411, the Kids Internet Design and Safety Act; HR 5573, the Preventing Real Online Threats Endangering Children Today Act; S. 1629 - a bill to eliminate certain pay to win micro-transactions; S. 748 - a bill to amend the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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 |
Melissa |
Foxman |
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Michael |
O'Leary |
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Deputy Chief, Computer Crime and Intellectual Property Section, U.S. Department of Justice |
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John |
Miceli |
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Rep. David P. Joyce (OH) - Legislative Director; Rep. Steve La Tourette (OH) -- Staff Assistant, Systems Administrator, Legislative Assistant, Director of New Media |
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 EDU
16. Specific lobbying issues
Monitor legislation related to technical education programs and funding for STEM and STEAM education provided by the video game industry. Monitor HR 425 -- Supporting Veterans in STEM Careers Act
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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 |
Melissa |
Foxman |
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O'Leary |
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Deputy Chief, Computer Crime and Intellectual Property Division, U.S. Department of Justice |
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Miceli |
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Rep. David P. Joyce (OH) - Legislative Director; Rep. Steve La Tourette (OH) -- Staff Assistant, Systems Administrator, Legislative Assistant, Director of New Media |
19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
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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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CONVICTIONS DISCLOSURE
29. Have any of the lobbyists listed on this report been convicted in a Federal or State Court of an offense involving bribery,
extortion, embezzlement, an illegal kickback, tax evasion, fraud, a conflict of interest, making a false statement, perjury, or money laundering?
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