1st Quarter - Report

JAMES SCHWEITZER for SONGWRITERS GUILD OF AMERICA

Period 1st Quarter 2011 Filed Apr 4, 2011 Signed by James J. Schweitzer, Attorney-at-Law

Official filing
Firm
JAMES SCHWEITZER
Client
SONGWRITERS GUILD OF AMERICA
Income
$10,000
Expenses
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What was lobbied

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

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

Potential legislation, as well as S. Con. Res. 7 and H. Con. Res. 21, relating to a sound recording performance right for terrestrial radio; H.R. 96, H.J. Res. 37, S. 74, and other legislative proposals relating to "Net Neutrality"; potential legislation relating to online copyright infringement and "rogue websites"; other proposals relating to enforcement of intellectual property laws; issues relating to creators' rights to terminate transfers of copyrights; potential legislation relating to orphan works.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JAMES SCHWEITZER —

Contacted: U.S. Copyright Office; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S.Con.Res. 7 (112th), H.J.Res. 37 (112th), H.R. 96 (112th), H.Con.Res. 21 (112th), S. 74 (112th)

Arts/Entertainment ART

Potential legislation, as well as S. Con. Res. 7 and H. Con. Res. 21, relating to a sound recording performance right for terrestrial radio; H.R. 96, H.J. Res. 37, S. 74, and other legislative proposals relating to "Net Neutrality"; potential legislation relating to online copyright infringement and "rogue websites"; other proposals relating to enforcement of intellectual property laws; issues relating to creators' rights to terminate transfers of copyrights; potential legislation relating to orphan works.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JAMES SCHWEITZER —

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Copyright Office; SENATE; Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

Bills named: H.J.Res. 37 (112th), H.Con.Res. 21 (112th), S. 74 (112th), S.Con.Res. 7 (112th), H.R. 96 (112th)

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.