ENTERTAINMENT SOFTWARE ASSOCIATION for ENTERTAINMENT SOFTWARE ASSOCIATION

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Supporting efforts to encourage Free Trade Agreements (TPP) and remedy CBP information sharing impediments (Custom Reauthorization).

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Energy, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Copyright Office; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)

Constitution CON

Advocate on behalf of First Amendment rights in relation to media regulation. Promotion of entertainment industry ratings and knowledge of parental control technology. Advocate against video game sale content regulation, specifically by promoting enforcement rating-related age appropriate guidelines in the retail industry, H.R. 4204 - The Violence in Video Games Labeling Act of 2012, and the bill proposed by Senator Rockefeller calling for a National Academy of Sciences study of media violence.

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); U.S. Copyright Office; SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Energy, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

Bills named: H.R. 4204 (112th)

Telecommunications TEC

Advocating the Federal Communications Commission's implementation of Public Law 111.260 - 21st Century Communications & Video Accessibility Act.

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Energy, Dept of; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); U.S. Copyright Office; SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO)

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

Advocacy of efforts to stop domestic and international piracy of entertainment software. Advocacy of Intellectual Property Policy in the interest of protecting entertainment software intellectual property. Monitoring progress of H.R. 4216 - Foreign Counterfeit Prevention Act.

Contacted: Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Energy, Dept of; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Copyright Office; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 4216 (112th)

Consumer Issues/Safety/Products CSP

Monitoring FTC COPPA Rule Review. Monitoring legislation related to data security and consumer privacy including H.R. 611-Best Practices Act, H.R. 654-Do Not Track Me Online Act, S. 799-Commercial Privacy Bill of Rights Act of 201, H.R. 1528-Consumer Privacy Protection Act of 2011, S. 1011-Electronic Communications Privacy Act Amendments Act of 2011, S. 913-Do-Not-Track Online Act of 2011, H.R. 1895-Do Not Track Kids Act of 2011, H.R. 2168/S. 1212-GPS Act, S. 1223 Location Privacy Protection Act of 2011, H.R. 1707-Data Accountability and Trust Act, H.R. 1841-Data Accountability and Trust Act (DATA) of 2011, S. 1207-Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2011, and S. 1535-Personal Data Protection and Breach Accountability Act of 2011.

Contacted: SENATE; Energy, Dept of; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); U.S. Copyright Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Bills named: H.R. 611 (112th), S. 1011 (112th), S. 799 (112th), H.R. 2168 (112th), S. 1207 (112th), S. 1212 (112th), H.R. 1528 (112th), S. 913 (112th), S. 1535 (112th), S. 1223 (112th), H.R. 1707 (112th), H.R. 1841 (112th), H.R. 1895 (112th), H.R. 654 (112th)

Immigration IMM

Support efforts to increase H1-B visas & high skilled workforce. Encourage STEM education efforts. Monitoring S. 3185-STAR Act of 2012, specifically the section related to High Skilled Workforce. Monitoring S. 1983/H.R. 3012 - Fairness for High Skilled Immigrants Act of 2011, S. 3185 - Securing the Talent America Requires for 21st Century Act of 2012, S. 3553 - Benefits to Research & American Innovation through Nationality Statutes Act of 2012, S. 6412 - Attracting the Best & Brightest Act of 2012, and H.R. 6429 - Science, Technology, Engineering & Math Jobs Act of 2012.

Contacted: SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); U.S. Copyright Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Energy, Dept of; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Bills named: H.R. 6429 (112th), S. 3185 (112th), H.R. 3012 (112th), S. 6412 (112th), S. 1983 (112th), S. 3553 (112th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Monitoring H.R. 1860/S. 971-Digital Goods and Services Tax Fairness Act of 2011. Monitoring discussions on proposals to extend the Research & Development Tax Credit. Monitoring H.R. 5795-Rebuilding American Manufacturing Act of 2012 in regards to video games, Section 1, (a), (b), and (c).

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); SENATE; Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); U.S. Copyright Office; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Energy, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Federal Trade Commission (FTC)

Bills named: H.R. 1860 (112th), H.R. 5795 (112th), S. 971 (112th)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

Support efforts to promote energy efficiency in game consoles, S. 2146 - The Clean Energy Standard Act of 2012.

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); U.S. Copyright Office; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Energy, Dept of; Justice, Dept of (DOJ)

Bills named: S. 2146 (112th)