4th Quarter - Report

THE GIBSON GROUP, LLC for IHEARTMEDIA INC

Firm
Client
Income
$30,000
Expenses
—

What was lobbied

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

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Issues relating to possible taxation of broadcast advertising.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JOSEPH H GIBSON —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV COM

H.Con. Res. 17/S. Con. Res. 4: Supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JOSEPH H GIBSON —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S.Con.Res. 4 (114th), H.Con.Res. 17 (114th)

Telecommunications TEC

Cybersecurity legislation. Privacy oversight issues.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JOSEPH H GIBSON Counsel for Legislative & Intergovernmental Affairs Anti-Trust Division, DOJ 2001-2002; Chief Antitrust Counsel, House Judiciary Committee 1997-2001; Counsel, House Judiciary Committee 1995-1997

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

Issues relating to the Copyright Royalty Board. Issues relating to music licensing. Issues relating to the DOJ review of consent decrees for ASCAP and BMI and subsequent litigation. H.R. 1283: The Songwriter Equity Act. Copyright oversight issues. H.R. 9: The Innovation Act. S. 1137: Protecting American Talent and Entrepreneurship Act of 2015 (PATENT Act). H.R. 1733: Fair Play Fair Pay Act of 2015.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JOSEPH H GIBSON —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 1283 (114th), H.R. 9 (114th), S. 1137 (114th), H.R. 1733 (114th)

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.