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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
2. Address
Address1 | 1501 M STREET, NW, SUITE 1100 |
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City | WASHINGTON |
State | DC |
Zip Code | 20005 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 40032-12
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6. House ID# 338440000
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TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2014 |
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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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: Keith Murphy, SVP, Government Relations |
Date | 04/21/2014 |
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 ADV
16. Specific lobbying issues
Intermediaries' role in IP enforcement
Advertising to children.
Interagency Working Group on Food Marketed to Children
H.R. 2786 - Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act of 2014, all provisions related to food advertising.
S.1371 - Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act of 2014, all provisions relating to food advertising.
Camp/Baucus Draft Legislation of 2014 Tax Reform Act, provisions relating to corporate tax reform
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE), Commerce - Dept of (DOC), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), 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 |
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Hollyn |
Schuemann |
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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
H.R. 889 - Global Free Internet Act of 2013, all provisions related to T.V., motion pictures, and the internet
H.R. 1123 - Unlocking Consumer Choice and Wireless Competition Act, all provisions.
S. 517 - Unlocking Consumer Choice and Wireless Competition Act, all provisions.
H.R. 1312 - Geolocational Privacy and Surveillance Act, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures and the Internet.
S. 39 - Geolocational Privacy and Surveillance Act, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures and the Internet.
HRes 57 - Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United Nations and other international governmental
organizations shall not be allowed to exercise control over the Internet, all provisions.
S. 418 - Do Not Track Online Act of 2013, all provisions.
H.R. 1580 - To affirm the policy of the United States regarding Internet Governance, all provisions.
S. 912 - Television Consumer Freedom Act of 2013, all provisions.
Violence in media
H.R. 2786 - Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act of 2014, all provisions relating to food advertising.
S.1371 - Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act of 2014, all provisions relating to food advertising.
H.R. 2911 - Wireless Microphone Users Interference Protection Act of 2013, all provisions.
S. 134 - Violent Content Research Act of 2013, all provisions.
Cable a la carte & program bundling
Reauthorization of the Satellite Television and Localism Act
Film Internet Piracy/Theft
S.1700 - Do Not Track Kids Act, all provisions.
H.R.3481 - Do Not Track Kids Act, all provisions.
S.1680 - Consumer Choice in Online Video Act, all provisions.
Communications Act Update
H.R. 3791 "Video Choice (Consumers Have Options in Choosing Entertainment) Act," all provisions
H.R. 3720 "Next Generation Television Marketplace Act," all provisions
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
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
Section 181 - Tax accelerated depreciation
Corporate Tax Reform
Bonus Depreciation
H.R. 923 - Say No to Drug Ads, all provisions.
H.R. 8 - American Tax Payer Relief Act, all provisions relating to film and television production tax credit.
Tax Deductibility of Advertising
Expiring Provisions Improvement Reform and Efficiency (EXPIRE) Act, provision relating to film and television production
Camp/Baucus Draft Legislation of 2014 Tax Reform Act, provisions relating to corporate tax reform
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 |
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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 ART
16. Specific lobbying issues
S. 744 - Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act of 2013, all provisions relating to television
programming.
S.1700 - Do Not Track Kids Act, all provisions.
H.R.3481 - Do Not Track Kids Act, all provisions.
Film advertising
Film Industry Data
Film Internet Piracy/Theft
General copyright issues
General piracy issues
On-Location Motion Picture Production economic Impact
Film tax credits
Trans-Pacific Partnership Negotiations
Content Protection
Violence in Media
Trans-Atlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP)
Trade Promotion Authority
Reauthorization of Satellite Television and Localism Act
S. 1900, Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities Act of 2014
H.R. 3830 Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities Act of 2014
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), U.S. Copyright Office, Executive Office of the President (EOP), U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE), Commerce - Dept of (DOC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Vice President of the United States, Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Justice - Dept of (DOJ), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Homeland Security - Dept of (DHS)
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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Murphy |
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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 CPI
16. Specific lobbying issues
Film Internet piracy/theft
ISP-Graduated response initiatives
H.R. 1312 - Geolocational Privacy and Surveillance Act, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures and the Internet.
H.R. 2168 - Geolocational Privacy and Surveillance Act, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures and the Internet.
HRes 57 - Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United Nations and other international governmental
organizations shall not be allowed to exercise control over the Internet, all provisions.
S. 418 - Do Not Track Online Act of 2013, all provisions.
H.R. 1580 - To affirm the policy of the United States regarding Internet Governance, all provisions.
Violence in media
S. 1700, Do Not Track Kids Act, all provisions
HR 3481, Do Not Track Kids Act, all provisions
S. 1680, Consumer Choice in Online Video Act, all provisions
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Justice - Dept of (DOJ), U.S. Copyright Office, Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE), Homeland Security - Dept of (DHS), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Vice President of the United States
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 ECN
16. Specific lobbying issues
Film and television production and the economy, economic impact.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Justice - Dept of (DOJ), U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE), Office of Management & Budget (OMB)
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
H.R. 889 - Global Free Internet Act of 2013, all provisions related to cable.
H.R. 1123 - Unlocking Consumer Choice and Wireless Competition Act, all provisions.
S. 517 - Unlocking Consumer Choice and Wireless Competition Act, all provisions.
S. 418 - Do Not Track Online Act of 2013, all provisions.
HRes 57 - Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United Nations and other international governmental
organizations shall not be allowed to exercise control over the Internet, all provisions.
Cable a la carte & program bundling
H.R. 1312 - Geolocational Privacy and Surveillance Act, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures and the Internet.
S. 39- Geolocational Privacy and Surveillance Act, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures and the Internet.
Film Internet Piracy/Theft
S.1700 - Do Not Track Kids Act, all provisions.
H.R.3481 - Do Not Track Kids Act, all provisions.
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
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
Trans Pacific Partnership Negotiations
Pay TV advertising restrictions in Mexico
Trans-Atlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP)
Trade Promotion Authority
Congressional Trade Priorities Act (S. 1900, H.R. 3830)
S. 1900, Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities Act of 2014
H.R. 3830 Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities Act of 2014
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), State - Dept of (DOS), Commerce - Dept of (DOC), U.S. Copyright Office, Patent & Trademark Office (PTO)
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 LAW
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 624 - CyberIntelligence Sharing and Protection Act of 2013.
Copyright Enforcement, DHS/ICE IP enforcement efforts
FBI-ICE/DHS anti-piracy banner/seal
FBI IP Enforcement
FBI & DOJ IP Enforcement
ICE Operation In Our Sites
Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator (IPEC) report
Intermediaries' role in IP enforcement
IPEC Activities
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Office of the Vice President of the United States, Justice - Dept of (DOJ), Homeland Security - Dept of (DHS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB)
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 CPT
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 1123 - Unlocking Consumer Choice and Wireless Competition Act, all provisions.
S. 517 - Unlocking Consumer Choice and Wireless Competition Act, all provisions.
Compulsory license
Content protection
Copyright review
General copyright
General IP
IP enforcement
IP enforcement funding
IP protection
Rogue sites dedicated to copyright infringement
World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
Visually Impaired Persons (VIP) Instrument
Reathorization of Satellite Television and Localism Act
S. 1900, Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities Act of 2014
H.R. 3830 Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities Act of 2014
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security - Dept of (DHS), State - Dept of (DOS), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Library of Congress (LOC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB)
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
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AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS
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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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