2nd Quarter - Report — MR. EMERY SIMON for BSA-THE SOFTWARE ALLIANCE (2016)

Firm

MR. EMERY SIMON

Client

BSA-THE SOFTWARE ALLIANCE

Income

$30,000

Expenses

—

What was lobbied

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

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Issues pertaining to market access for software products and services in international markets including, but not limited to, provisions related to intellectual property protection and market access for software products and services. (no bill) Issues pertaining to proposed Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), Trade in Services Agreement (TISA) and Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) trade agreements and expansion of the Information Technology Agreement (ITA), including, but not limited to, provisions relating to IP protection and enforcement; electronic commerce, services and government procurement.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
EMERY SIMON	—

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); State, Dept of (DOS)

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

Issues pertaining to intellectual property rights including, but not limited to, patent protection and enforcement, copyright protection and enforcement in international markets; H.R. 3326 Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2015 (entire bill); S. 1890 Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2015 (entire bill)

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
EMERY SIMON	—

Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Bills named: S. 1890 (114th), H.R. 3326 (114th)

Computer Industry CPI

Issues related to data, data security, privacy, encryption to include the Compliance with Court Orders Act of 2016. (no bill); S.356 Electronic Communications Privacy Act Amendments Act of 2015 (entire bill); H.R. 699 Email Privacy Act (entire bill); S.512 Law Enforcement Access to Data Stored Abroad Act (entire bill); H.R. 1174 Law Enforcement Access to Data Stored Abroad Act (entire bill); H.R. 5323 International Communications Privacy Act (entire bill); S. 2986 International Communications Privacy Act (entire bill);; Issues pertaining to Safe Harbor Agreement for data transfers to the European Union (no bill).

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
EMERY SIMON	—

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); State, Dept of (DOS); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S. 512 (114th), H.R. 1174 (114th), H.R. 5323 (114th), S. 2986 (114th), H.R. 699 (114th), S. 356 (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.