1st Quarter - Amendment

RECORDING INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA for RECORDING INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$1,760,000
Expense method
C: businesses, Internal Revenue Code section 162(e)

Versions of this report

Every filing the register holds for this firm, client and period, oldest first. The most recent one is the version LegiList counts.

Filing Filed Amount Counted
1st Quarter - Report Apr 20, 2009 $1,810,000 Replaced
1st Quarter - Amendment (this page) Jul 16, 2009 $1,760,000 Yes

What was lobbied

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

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

Intellectual Property Theft in various countries

Foreign entity interest: EMI Group Limited - identified on our LD-1, is a recording company and is interested in the protection of sound recordings, as is RIAA. Sony Corporation - identified on our LD-1, has a subsidiary named Sony Music Entertainment. Sony Music Entertainment is a recording company and is interested in the protection of sound recordings, as is RIAA.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MITCH BAINWOL —
MICHELE S BALLANTYNE —
ALEXANDRINE DEBIANCHI —
MITCH GLAZIER —
STEVEN GOTTLIEB —
STEVEN MARKS —
MICHAEL PLATT —
CARY SHERMAN —

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Arts/Entertainment ART

H.R. 848 & S. 379 - Performance Rights Act HConRes 49 & SConRes 14 - Supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act

Foreign entity interest: EMI Group Limited - identified on our LD-1, is a recording company and is interested in the protection of sound recordings, as is RIAA. Sony Corporation - identified on our LD-1, has a subsidiary named Sony Music Entertainment. Sony Music Entertainment is a recording company and is interested in the protection of sound recordings, as is RIAA.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MITCH BAINWOL —
MICHELE S BALLANTYNE —
ALEXANDRINE DEBIANCHI —
MITCH GLAZIER —
STEVEN GOTTLIEB —
STEVEN MARKS —
MICHAEL PLATT —
CARY SHERMAN —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: S.Con.Res. 14 (111th), H.R. 848 (111th), H.Con.Res. 49 (111th), S. 379 (111th)

Telecommunications TEC

American Recovery and Reinvestment act. HR 1

Foreign entity interest: EMI Group Limited - identified on our LD-1, is a recording company and is interested in the protection of sound recordings, as is RIAA. Sony Corporation - identified on our LD-1, has a subsidiary named Sony Music Entertainment. Sony Music Entertainment is a recording company and is interested in the protection of sound recordings, as is RIAA.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MICHELE S BALLANTYNE —
MITCH GLAZIER —
STEVEN GOTTLIEB —
MICHAEL PLATT —
CARY SHERMAN —

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 1 (111th)

Consumer Issues/Safety/Products CSP

HR. 1319 Informed P2P User Act

Foreign entity interest: EMI Group Limited - identified on our LD-1, is a recording company and is interested in the protection of sound recordings, as is RIAA. Sony Corporation - identified on our LD-1, has a subsidiary named Sony Music Entertainment. Sony Music Entertainment is a recording company and is interested in the protection of sound recordings, as is RIAA.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MICHELE S BALLANTYNE —
MITCH GLAZIER —
STEVEN GOTTLIEB —
MICHAEL PLATT —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 1319 (111th)

Foreign entities

Foreign owners and affiliates the filer disclosed. Amounts are as declared on this filing.

EntityCountryPrincipal place of businessOwnershipContribution declared
SONY CORPORATION Japan Japan 100.0% —

Affiliated organisations

OrganisationLocation
SONY MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT New York, NY, US

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.