3rd Quarter - Report

THE GIBSON GROUP, LLC for MICROSOFT CORPORATION

Firm
Client
Income
$30,000
Expenses
—

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. 23 - America Invents Act of 2011 H.R. 1249 - America Invents Act Online infringement legislation Software piracy, counterfeiting, and protection of intellectual property rights

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JOSEPH H GIBSON —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 1249 (112th), S. 23 (112th)

Immigration IMM

H1-B Visas H.R. 3012 - The Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JOSEPH H GIBSON —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 3012 (112th)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Software piracy in China

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JOSEPH H GIBSON —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Computer Industry CPI

Competitiveness in the online advertising and software markets Competitiveness and the high tech sector Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA) Extension of USA PATRIOT Act Cloud Computing Issues

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JOSEPH H GIBSON Counsel, House Judiciary Committee '95-'97

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Telecommunications TEC

Communications Assistance to Law Enforcement Act (CALEA) H.R. 1981 - Protecting Children From Internet Pornographers Act of 2011 Cybersecurity Legislation

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JOSEPH H GIBSON —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 1981 (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.