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What was lobbied
5 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.
Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT
S.379, Performance Rights Act, all provisions related to broadcasters. H.R.848, Performance Rights Act, all provisions related to broadcasters.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| JOSHUA BROWN | — |
| BRYCE HARLOW | — |
| ANNE LUCEY | — |
| JOHN S ORLANDO | — |
Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV COM
S.34, Broadcaster Freedom Act of 2009, all provisions. S.62, Broadcaster Freedom Act of 2009, all provisions S.592, Local Community Radio Act of 2009, all provisions. S.649, Radio Spectrum Inventory Act, all provisions. S.752, Fair Elections Now Act, all provisions related to broadcasters. S.771, Four Corners Television Access Act of 2009, all provisions. S.1670, "Satellite Television Modernization Act of 2009," all provisions related to broadcasters. S. 1694, A bill to allow the funding for the interoperable emergency communications grant program established under the Digital Television Transition and Public Safety Act of 2005 to remain available until expended through fiscal year 2012, and for other purposes, all provisions related to broadcasters. S.con.res.14, A concurrent resolution supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act, all provisions. H.R.226, Broadcaster Freedom Act of 2009, all provisions. H.R.245, Local Emergency Radio Service Preservation Act of 2009, all provisions related to broadcasters. H.R.363, United States Broadcasting Reorganization Act of 2009, all provisions related to broadcasters. H.R. 505, To amend section 119 of title 17, United States Code, to allow the secondary transmission to any subscriber in the State of Oklahoma of primary transmissions of local network stations in that State, all provisions. H.R. 927, Satellite Consumers' Right to Local Channels Act, all provisions related to broadcasters. H.R. 1084, Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation Act, all provisions. H.R.1147, Local Community Radio Act of 2009, all provisions. H.R.1155, Satellite Consumers' Access to Public Television Digital Programming Act of 2009, all provisions related to broadcasters. H.R. 1826, Fair Elections Now Act, all provisions related to broadcasters. H.R.1860, Four Corners Television Access Act of 2009, all provisions. H.R.2056, Clean Money, Clean Elections Act of 2009, all provisions related to broadcasters. H.R.2175, Families for ED Advertising Decency Act, all provisions. H.R.2994, To reauthorize the Satellite Home Viewer Extension and Reauthorization Act of 2004, all provisions. H.R. 3101, Twenty-first Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2009, all provisions. H.R.3216, To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to permit the retransmission of signals of local television broadcast stations in an adjacent underserved county, and for other purposes, all provisions. H.R.3498, To amend section 119 of title 17, United States Code, and the Communications Act of 1934 to permit satellite carriers to retransmit the signals of certain noncommercial, educational broadcast stations outside their local markets, and for other purposes, all provisions H.R. 3570, Satellite Home Viewer Update and Reauthorization Act of 2009, all provisions related to broadcasters. H.con.res.49, Supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act, all provisions. MM 00-167- State of Childrens Television Programming. MB 07-294, MB 06-121, MB 02-277, MM 01-235, MM 01-317, MM 00-244 Ownership 2006 Quadrennial Regulatory Review Review of the Commissions Broadcast Ownership Rules and Other Rules Adopted Pursuant to Section 202 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996; Promoting Diversificiation of Ownership in the Broadcasting Services. Complaints Regarding Various Television Broadcasts Between February 2, 2002 and March 8, 2005 MM 93-177- An Inquiry Into the Commission's Policies and Rules Regarding AM Radio Service Directional Antenna Performance Verification MB 05-171- Use of Video News Releases by Broadcast Licensees ET 04-186 and 02-380, WT 08-166 and 08-167- Unlicensed operation in the TV Broadcast Bands; Public Interest Spectrum Coalition, Petition for Rulemaking Regarding LP Auxiliary Stations, including wireless microphines, and the DTV Transition MB 07-91- Third Periodic Review of the Commission's Rules and Policies Affecting the Conversion to Digital TV MB 04-233- Broadcast Localism MB 07-198- Review of the Commission's Program Access Rules and Examination of Programming Tying Arrangements MB 07-148- DTV Consumer Education Initiative CS 98-82, Implementation of Section 11 of the Cable Television Consumer Protection and Competition Act of 1992; CS 96-85, Implementation of Cable Act Reform Provisions of the Telecommunications Act of 1996; MM 92-264, The Commission's Cable Horizontal and Vertical Ownership Limits and Attribution Rules; MM 94-150, Review of the Commission's Regulations Governing Attribution of Broadcast and Cable/MDS Interests; MM 92-51, Review of the Commission's Regulations and Policies Affecting Investment in the Broadcast Industry; MM 87-154, Reexamination of the Commission's Cross-Interest Policy MM 00-168- Standardized and Enhanced Disclosure Requirements for Television Broadcast License Pubic Interest Obligations MB 08-90- Sponsorship Identification Rules and Embedded Advertisting MB 08-187- Emergency Petition for Section 403 Inquiry of the PPM Coalition MM 99-325- Digital Audio Broadcasting Systems and Their Impact on the Terrestrial Radio Broadcast Service MB 07-42- Leased Commercial Access; MB 07-198- Review of the Commission's Program Access Rules and Examination of Program Tying Arrangements. DA 07-1946- Waiver Requests by Clarity Media Systems, LLC to Operate CARS Stations at Flying J Truck Plazas MM 07-269 - Annual Assessment of the Status of Competition in the Market for Delivery of Video Programming MB 09-132- Amendment of Section 73.622(i), Final DTV Table of Allotments Television Stations Fort Worth, Texas MB 09-26- Implementation of the Child Safe Viewing Act; Examination of Parental Control Technologies or Video of Audio Programming MB 08-255- Implementation of Short-Term Analog Flash and Emergency Readiness Act; Establishment of DTV Transition "Analog Nightlight" Program
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| JOSHUA BROWN | — |
| MARTIN D FRANKS | — |
| BRYCE HARLOW | — |
| ANNE LUCEY | — |
| JOHN S ORLANDO | — |
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX
H.R.1083, Business Activity Tax Simplification Act of 2009, all provisions. H.R.2720, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent the election to treat the cost of qualified film and television productions as an expense which is not chargeable to capital account, all provisions. H.R.2917, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to deny any deduction for advertising prescription drugs, all provisions.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| JOSHUA BROWN | — |
| BRYCE HARLOW | — |
| JOHN S ORLANDO | — |
Sports/Athletics SPO
S.38, "Professional Boxing Amendments Act of 2009, all provisions related to broadcasters. H.R.523, "Professional Boxing Amendments Act of 2009, all provisions related to broadcasters.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| JOSHUA BROWN | — |
| BRYCE HARLOW | — |
| JOHN S ORLANDO | — |
Media (information/publishing) MIA
S.446, To permit the televising of Supreme Court proceedings, all provisions. S.448, Free Flow of Information Act of 2009, all provisions. S.449, Free Speech Protection Act of 2009, all provisions. S.657, Sunshine in the Courtroom Act of 2009, all provisions. H.R.429, To permit the televising of Supreme Court proceedings, all provisions. H.R. 985, Free Flow of Information Act of 2009, all provisions. H.R. 1304, Free Speech Protection Act of 2009, all provisions. H.R.2765, To amend title 28, United States Code, to prohibit recognition and enforcement of foreign defamation judgments and certain foreign judgments against the providers of interactive computer services, all provisions. H.R.3054, Sunshine in the Courtroom Act of 2009, all provisions.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| JOSHUA BROWN | — |
| BRYCE HARLOW | — |
| JOHN S ORLANDO | — |
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