4th Quarter - Report — ENTERTAINMENT SOFTWARE ASSOCIATION for ENTERTAINMENT SOFTWARE ASSOCIATION (2008)

Firm

ENTERTAINMENT SOFTWARE ASSOCIATION

Client

ENTERTAINMENT SOFTWARE ASSOCIATION

Income

—

Expenses

$980,000

Expense method

C: businesses, Internal Revenue Code section 162(e)

What was lobbied

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

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Free Trade Agreements; Special 301 Designated Countries; Trade Policy Reform; Domestic Regulatory and Administrative Issues; Trade Enforcement; Doha Round Proceedings; Trade Promotion Authority

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
SARAH EVERS HUDGINS	—
GINA GRANDINETTI WOODWORTH	—
STEVAN MITCHELL	—
MARIA LUISA SIMPSON	—

Contacted: Federal Communications Commission (FCC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); State, Dept of (DOS); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Natl Security Council (NSC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); U.S. Copyright Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Telecommunications TEC

ISP Management; Copyright Enforcement; Broadband Deployment

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
SARAH EVERS HUDGINS	—
GINA GRANDINETTI WOODWORTH	—
JASON KNAPP	—

Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); U.S. Copyright Office; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; Natl Security Council (NSC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Justice, Dept of (DOJ)

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

Anti-Piracy; Copyright Act; File Sharing; Anti-Circumvention; Patent Modernization; Intellectual Property Enforcement

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
SARAH EVERS HUDGINS	—
GINA GRANDINETTI WOODWORTH	—
JASON KNAPP	—
STEVAN MITCHELL	—
MARIA LUISA SIMPSON	—
MICHAEL WARNECKE	—

Contacted: U.S. Copyright Office; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Natl Security Council (NSC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Immigration IMM

High-Skilled Workers; H1-B Visas and Green Cards

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
SARAH EVERS HUDGINS	—
GINA GRANDINETTI WOODWORTH	—

Contacted: U.S. Copyright Office; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Natl Security Council (NSC); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Constitution CON

Media Violence; First Amendment Protection; Entertainment Industry Ratings; Parental Control Technology; Content/Video Game Sale Regulation; Retailer Enforcement of Ratings

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
SARAH EVERS HUDGINS	—
GINA GRANDINETTI WOODWORTH	—

Contacted: Federal Trade Commission (FTC); U.S. Copyright Office; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Natl Security Council (NSC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; State, Dept of (DOS)

Computer Industry CPI

Internet Governance; Virtual Worlds; Online Games

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
SARAH EVERS HUDGINS	—
GINA GRANDINETTI WOODWORTH	—
MICHAEL WARNECKE	—

Contacted: Natl Security Council (NSC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Copyright Office; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); SENATE; Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); State, Dept of (DOS)

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.