1st Quarter - Report

RECORDING INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA for RECORDING INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$1,381,508
Expense method
C: businesses, Internal Revenue Code section 162(e)

What was lobbied

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

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Digital Trade Trade Agreements/NAFTA Bilateral Trade Engagement regarding various countries Trade Deficit Federal Register Notice Submission International Trade Commission investigation on Global Digital Trade Submission Special 301 Submission(s)

Foreign entity interest: Sony Corporation - identified on our LD-1, has a U.S. subsidiary named Sony Music Entertainment. Sony Music Entertainment is a recording company and is interested in the protection of sound recordings, as is RIAA. Vivendi - identified on our LD-1, has a U.S. subsidiary named Universal Music Group. Universal Music Group 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 —
JESSICA STOLL RICHARD New —
CARY SHERMAN —
MORNA WILLENS —
GEORGE EDWARD YORK —

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

Intellectual Property Theft in various countries Performance Right in Sound Recordings Enforcement of copyright and counterfeit laws Issues regarding pre-72 sound recordings S.CON.RES 6 - Local Radio Freedom Act H.CON.RES 13 - Local Radio Freedom Act HR 1836 - Fair Play Fair Pay Act Issues regarding PRO consent decrees Copyright Office IT Modernization Issues regarding EU policies and proposals Issues regarding section 512 and 1201 S. 1010/HR 1695 - Register of Copyrights Selection and Accountability Act S. 2393/HR 3301 - CLASSICS ACT S. 2334/HR 4706/5447 - Music Modernization Act of 2017 HR 3945 - CASE Act of 2017 S. 2625/HR 881 - AMP Act

Foreign entity interest: Sony Corporation - identified on our LD-1, has a U.S. subsidiary named Sony Music Entertainment. Sony Music Entertainment is a recording company and is interested in the protection of sound recordings, as is RIAA. Vivendi - identified on our LD-1, has a U.S. subsidiary named Universal Music Group. Universal Music Group 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 —
STEVEN MARKS —
JESSICA STOLL RICHARD New —
CARY SHERMAN —
MORNA WILLENS —
GEORGE EDWARD YORK New —

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 1836 (115th), H.R. 3301 (115th), H.Con.Res. 13 (115th), S.Con.Res. 6 (115th), H.R. 3945 (115th), H.R. 1695 (115th), H.R. 4706 (115th), S. 2393 (115th), H.R. 881 (115th), S. 2334 (115th), S. 1010 (115th), S. 2625 (115th)

Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV COM

Issues regarding CDA Legislation regarding online privacy

Foreign entity interest: Sony Corporation - identified on our LD-1, has a U.S. subsidiary named Sony Music Entertainment. Sony Music Entertainment is a recording company and is interested in the protection of sound recordings, as is RIAA. Vivendi - identified on our LD-1, has a U.S. subsidiary named Universal Music Group. Universal Music Group 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 —
JESSICA STOLL RICHARD New —
CARY SHERMAN —
MORNA WILLENS —
GEORGE EDWARD YORK —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

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.