ENTERTAINMENT SOFTWARE ASSOCIATION for ENTERTAINMENT SOFTWARE ASSOCIATION

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Monitor discussions involving tax reform and R&D tax credit.

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

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Support efforts to encourage development of Free Trade Agreements, Trade Promotion Authority (TPA), Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), and to remedy CBP information sharing impediments (Customs Reauthorization).

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

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

Advocate protecting entertainment software intellectual property, including patent protections. Advocate on behalf of efforts to stop domestic and international infringement of entertainment software; H.R. 9 - Innovation Act; S. 1137 - PATENT Act; S. 2733 - Venue Equity and Non-uniformity Elimination Act; H.R. 4829 - Trade Protection Not Troll Protection Act.

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

Bills named: H.R. 9 (114th), S. 2733 (114th), H.R. 4829 (114th), S. 1137 (114th)

Consumer Issues/Safety/Products CSP

Discuss privacy, e-commerce, and advertising issues related to online games and mobile apps, including evolution of industry's voluntary rating system to address new technologies.

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

Science/Technology SCI

Discuss educational outreach programs and career opportunities relating to STEM and STEAM education. Monitor H.R. 5587 and S. 2718 - Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act.

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

Bills named: H.R. 5587 (114th), S. 2718 (114th)

Constitution CON

Advocate on behalf of First Amendment rights in relation to media regulation. Promote entertainment industry ratings and parental control technology. Protect against video game sale content regulation, specifically by promoting enforcement rating-related age appropriate guidelines for the retail industry. Promote anti-SLAPP (strategic lawsuits against public participation) legislation. HR 2304 - SPEAK FREE Act; HR 511 - Consumer Review Fairness Act; S. 2044 - Consumer Review Freedom Act.

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

Bills named: H.R. 511 (114th), H.R. 2304 (114th), S. 2044 (114th)

Telecommunications TEC

Monitor issues related to online privacy and advertising, broadband, data security, data breach, cyber security, internet competition, Internet of Things, encryption, and open data. H.R. 283 and S. 356 - Electronic Communications Privacy Act Amendments of 2015; H.R. 699 - Email Privacy Act; H.R. 5323 and S. 2986 - International Communications Privacy Act; H.R. 1174 and S. 512 - Law Enforcement Access to Data Stored Abroad Act; S. 2852 - Open, Public, Electronic, and Necessary Government Data Act; H.R. 5051 - Open Government Data Act; H.R. 4651 and S. 2604 - Digital Security Commission Act of 2016; H.R. 3664 - Promoting Good Cyber Hygiene Act of 2015.

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

Bills named: H.R. 5051 (114th), H.R. 3664 (114th), H.R. 5323 (114th), S. 2604 (114th), H.R. 283 (114th), S. 2986 (114th), S. 512 (114th), S. 356 (114th), H.R. 1174 (114th), H.R. 4651 (114th), S. 2852 (114th), H.R. 699 (114th)

Immigration IMM

Support efforts to increase H1-B visas and high skilled workforce. Encourage STEM education efforts. Monitor S. 153 - Immigration Innovation Act of 2015; H.R. 5203 - Visa Integrity and Security Act of 2016.

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

Bills named: S. 153 (114th), H.R. 5203 (114th)