1st Quarter - Report — UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP for UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP (2026)

Firm

UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP

Client

UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP

Income

—

Expenses

$660,000

Expense method

A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

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

Arts/Entertainment ART

Issues concerning the Digital Millennium Copyright Act H. Con. Res. 12 / S. Con. Res. 8 - Local Radio Freedom Act H.R. 861 / S. 326 - American Music Fairness Act RAP Act - First Amendment protection of lyrical content Issues related to generative Artificial Intelligence technology Issues related to AI deepfakes H.R. 2794 / S. 1367 - NO FAKES Act - unauthorized use of AI voice clones and digital replicas S. 5379 - TRAIN Act S. 3813 - CLEAR Act H.R. 8094 - AI Foundation Model Transparency Act Website blocking

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
AMY ISBELL	—
CHARLES WELDON WADELINGTON	—

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO)

Bills named: S. 1367 (119th), H.R. 861 (119th), S.Con.Res. 8 (119th), S. 5379 (119th), S. 3813 (119th), S. 326 (119th), H.R. 2794 (119th), H.R. 8094 (119th), H.Con.Res. 12 (119th)

Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV COM

Anti-Piracy Privacy issues generally Digital commerce platform accountability H. Con. Res. 12 / S. Con. Res. 8 - Local Radio Freedom Act H.R. 861 / S. 326 - American Music Fairness Act Issues related to generative Artificial Intelligence technology Issues related to AI deepfakes H.R. 2794 / S. 1367 - NO FAKES Act - unauthorized use of AI voice clones and digital replicas S. 5379 - TRAIN Act S. 3813 - CLEAR Act H.R. 8094 - AI Foundation Model Transparency Act Website blocking

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
AMY ISBELL	—
CHARLES WELDON WADELINGTON	—

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO)

Bills named: H.R. 8094 (119th), S.Con.Res. 8 (119th), S. 1367 (119th), S. 326 (119th), H.R. 2794 (119th), S. 5379 (119th), S. 3813 (119th), H.R. 861 (119th), H.Con.Res. 12 (119th)

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

Content protection and online piracy Issues concerning the Digital Millennium Copyright Act Digital commerce platform accountability H. Con. Res. 13 / S. Con. Res. 5 - Local Radio Freedom Act H.R. 791 / S. 253 - American Music Fairness Act Issues related to copyright and generative Artificial Intelligence Issues related to AI deepfakes H.R. 2794 / S. 1367 - NO FAKES Act - unauthorized use of AI voice clones and digital replicas S. 5379 - TRAIN Act S. 3813 - CLEAR Act H.R. 8094 - AI Foundation Model Transparency Act Website blocking RAP Act - First Amendment protection of lyrical content

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
AMY ISBELL	—
CHARLES WELDON WADELINGTON	—

Contacted: Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S. 1367 (119th), S.Con.Res. 5 (119th), S. 5379 (119th), S. 3813 (119th), H.R. 8094 (119th), H.R. 791 (119th), S. 253 (119th), H.Con.Res. 13 (119th), H.R. 2794 (119th)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Digital Trade Issues related to copyright and generative Artificial Intelligence

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
AMY ISBELL	—
CHARLES WELDON WADELINGTON	—

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

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.