NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERS for NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERS

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

Issues relating to patent reform. Issues relating to ASCAP and BMI consent decrees. Issues relating to a broadcaster treaty pending at the World Intellectual Property Organization. Issues relating to copyright reform. Issues relating to radio streaming. Issues relating to Copyright Office modernization. Issues relating to music licensing. H.R.9, Innovation Act, all provisions. H.R.1283, Songwriter Equity Act of 2015, all provisions. H.R.1733, Fair Play Fair Pay Act of 2015, all provisions. H.R.1999, Protecting the Rights of Musicians Act, all provisions. S.662, Songwriter Equity Act of 2015, all provisions. H.Con.Res.17, Supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act, all provisions. S.Con.Res.4, A Concurrent Resolution Supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act, all provisions.

Contacted: White House Office; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); U.S. Copyright Office; SENATE; Government Accountability Office (GAO); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 1999 (114th), H.R. 9 (114th), S.Con.Res. 4 (114th), S. 662 (114th), H.R. 1283 (114th), H.R. 1733 (114th), H.Con.Res. 17 (114th)

Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV COM

Issues relating to unmanned aircraft systems (UAS). Issues relating to a tax incentive program to foster new entrant / small business ownership of communications outlets. Issues relating to broadcast spectrum and the incentive auctions. Issues relating to emergency communications. Issues relating to the Federal Communications Commission's rules governing broadcast ownership. Issues relating to Federal Communications Commission oversight and reauthorization. Issues relating to updating the Communications Act. Issues relating to joint advertising sales agreements. Issues relating to the spectrum auction relocation fund. H.R.1229, Drone Aircraft Privacy and Transparency Act of 2015, all provisions. H.R.1385, Preserving American Privacy Act of 2015, all provisions. H.R.1472, Integrated Public Alert and Warning System Modernization Act of 2015, provisions relating to emergency communications. H.R.1646, Homeland Security Drone Assessment and Analysis Act, all provisions. H.R.2577, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016, provisions relating to unmanned aircraft systems. H.R.2583, Federal Communications Commission Process Reform Act of 2015, all provisions. S.253, Federal Communications Commission Consolidated Reporting Act of 2015, all provisions. S.635, Drone Aircraft Privacy and Transparency Act of 2015, all provisions. S.1180, Integrated Public Alert and Warning System Modernization Act of 2015, provisions relating to emergency communications. S.1182, A bill to exempt application of JSA attribution rule in case of existing agreements, all provisions. S.1314, Commercial UAS Modernization Act, all provisions. S.1608, Consumer Drone Safety Act, all provisions.

Contacted: Government Accountability Office (GAO); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); SENATE; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; U.S. Copyright Office

Bills named: H.R. 1229 (114th), S. 1182 (114th), H.R. 1385 (114th), H.R. 2577 (114th), S. 1180 (114th), S. 635 (114th), S. 253 (114th), H.R. 1646 (114th), S. 1608 (114th), H.R. 1472 (114th), H.R. 2583 (114th), S. 1314 (114th)

Advertising ADV

Issues relating to tax deductibility of certain advertising expenditures. H.R.2125, Keeping Our Campaigns Honest Act of 2015, all provisions. S.1260, Sunshine in Sponsorship Identification Act, all provisions.

Contacted: U.S. Copyright Office; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); White House Office; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Government Accountability Office (GAO); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 2125 (114th), S. 1260 (114th)