1st Quarter - Report

APPLICATION DEVELOPERS ALLIANCE for APPLICATION DEVELOPERS ALLIANCE

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$20,000
Expense method
A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

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

Science/Technology SCI

Issues impacting independent and professional software developers, including privacy regulation, encryption and online safety, AI regulation, online liability and content moderation, app stores and the online platform ecosystem, antitrust and competition law, digital trade, and internet governance and regulation generally. We promote policies which protect consumers, ensure a healthy digital economy, and support developers as entrepreneurs and business owners.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
BRUCE GUSTAFSON —
GEOFF LANE New —

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC)

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

Issues impacting independent and professional software developers, including patent trolls and patent quality, software as IPR, and digital rights. We promote policies which protect consumers, ensure a healthy digital economy, and support developers as entrepreneurs and business owners.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
BRUCE GUSTAFSON —
GEOFF LANE New —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); SENATE

Small Business SMB

Issues impacting independent and professional software developers, including uniform federal regulation of digital business processes, support for ad-driven business cases, competition law and ecosystem health. We promote policies which protect consumers, ensure a healthy digital economy, and support developers as entrepreneurs and business owners.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
BRUCE GUSTAFSON —
GEOFF LANE New —

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

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.