1st Quarter - Report

THE INTERNET ASSOCIATION for THE INTERNET ASSOCIATION

Period 1st Quarter 2016 Filed Apr 20, 2016 Signed by Gina G. Woodworth

Official filing
Firm
THE INTERNET ASSOCIATION
Client
THE INTERNET ASSOCIATION
Income
—
Expenses
$300,000
Expense method
A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

6 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Promotion of issues that facilitate digital trade including intermediary liability, fair use, and cross border data flows; Trade in Services Agreement (TiSA); Trans-Pacific Partnership.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ANASTASIOS MANATOS —
GINA GRANDINETTI WOODWORTH —

Contacted: SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO)

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

Issues regarding patent reform, copyright, and modernization of the Copyright Office; H.R. 9 - The Innovation Act; S. 1137 - the PATENT Act; Beijing Treaty on Audiovisual Performances.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ANASTASIOS MANATOS —
ELLEN SCHRANTZ —
GINA GRANDINETTI WOODWORTH —

Contacted: Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Bills named: H.R. 9 (114th), S. 1137 (114th)

Intelligence INT

S. 2372 - Requiring Reporting of Online Terrorist Activity Act; issues related to encryption; HR 4651, S. 2604 - Digital Security Commission Act of 2016.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ELLEN SCHRANTZ —
GINA GRANDINETTI WOODWORTH —

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP)

Bills named: H.R. 4651 (114th), S. 2372 (114th), S. 2604 (114th)

Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice LAW

H.R. 283, S. 356 - Electronic Communications Privacy Act Amendments Act of 2015, all provisions; H.R. 1428 - Judicial Redress Act.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ANASTASIOS MANATOS —
ELLEN SCHRANTZ —
GINA GRANDINETTI WOODWORTH —

Contacted: Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO)

Bills named: H.R. 283 (114th), S. 356 (114th), H.R. 1428 (114th)

Economics/Economic Development ECN

Issues related to the sharing economy.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ANASTASIOS MANATOS —
ELLEN SCHRANTZ —
GINA GRANDINETTI WOODWORTH —

Contacted: SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP)

Consumer Issues/Safety/Products CSP

Issues related to privacy and data security; H.R. 1770 - Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2015.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ANASTASIOS MANATOS —
ELLEN SCHRANTZ —
GINA GRANDINETTI WOODWORTH —

Contacted: Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP)

Bills named: H.R. 1770 (114th)

Shown as published by the Senate Office of Public Records and the House Clerk under the Lobbying Disclosure Act. The official filing is the record; open it for the full form.