1st Quarter - Report — COMPUTER & COMMUNICATIONS INDUSTRY ASSO… for COMPUTER & COMMUNICATIONS INDUSTRY ASSO… (2008)

A later version of this report replaces this one, so LegiList's totals use the current version instead. This page shows this version exactly as filed.

Firm

COMPUTER & COMMUNICATIONS INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION

Client

COMPUTER & COMMUNICATIONS INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION

Income

—

Expenses

$455,835

Expense method

A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

Versions of this report

Every filing the register holds for this firm, client and period, oldest first. The most recent one is the version LegiList counts.

Filing	Filed	Amount	Counted
1st Quarter - Report (this page)	Apr 21, 2008	$455,835	Replaced
1st Quarter - Report	Sep 11, 2009	$455,835	Replaced
1st Quarter - Amendment	Sep 11, 2009	$455,835	Yes

What was lobbied

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

Science/Technology SCI

Research Funding; R&D Tax Credit

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
EDWARD J BLACK	—
KEN KUROKAWA	—

Contacted: Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); State, Dept of (DOS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); U.S. Copyright Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); SENATE

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

DMCA Reform; Statutory Damages; Fair Use; Patent Reform; Misrepresentation of Consumer Rights; Copyright Issues in Trade Agreements; IP Enforcement

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
EDWARD J BLACK	—
DANIEL L JOHNSON	—
BRIAN KAHIN	—
DANIEL O'CONNOR	—
WILLIAM RODGER	—
MATTHEW SCHRUERS	—
CATHERINE SLOAN	—
CAROLINE VALDEZ	—

Contacted: U.S. Copyright Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); SENATE; Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); State, Dept of (DOS); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC)

Media (information/publishing) MIA

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
EDWARD J BLACK	—
DANIEL O'CONNOR	—
MATTHEW SCHRUERS	—
CATHERINE SLOAN	—

Contacted: Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); State, Dept of (DOS); SENATE; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); U.S. Copyright Office

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Free Trade Agreements; Intellectual Property Stipulations in Free Trade Agreements; Export Controls

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
EDWARD J BLACK	—
KEN KUROKAWA	—
MATTHEW SCHRUERS	—

Contacted: SENATE; U.S. Copyright Office; Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); State, Dept of (DOS)

Government Issues GOV

Government Competition; Tax Preparation Services; Procurement; Taxpayer Identity Protection Act

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
EDWARD J BLACK	—
DANIEL L JOHNSON	—
KEN KUROKAWA	—

Contacted: SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); U.S. Copyright Office; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Immigration IMM

H-1B Visa Reform; Green Card Backlogs

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
EDWARD J BLACK	—
KEN KUROKAWA	—
CATHERINE SLOAN	—

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Copyright Office; State, Dept of (DOS); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Taxpayer Identity Protection Act; R&D Tax Credit; Issues Pertaining to Tax preparation Services

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
EDWARD J BLACK	—
DANIEL L JOHNSON	—
KEN KUROKAWA	—
CATHERINE SLOAN	—

Contacted: Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; U.S. Copyright Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); State, Dept of (DOS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Telecommunications TEC

Broadband Deployment and Mapping; Spectrum Management and Auction; Universal Service Reform

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
EDWARD J BLACK	—
DANIEL L JOHNSON	—
DANIEL O'CONNOR	—
CATHERINE SLOAN	—
CAROLINE VALDEZ	—

Contacted: Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); U.S. Copyright Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); State, Dept of (DOS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC)

Foreign Relations FOR

Global Online Freedom Act; Copyright in Trade Agreements; Internet Censorship; Free Trade Agreements; Export Controls

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
EDWARD J BLACK	—
DANIEL L JOHNSON	—
KEN KUROKAWA	—
DANIEL O'CONNOR	—
WILLIAM RODGER	—
CATHERINE SLOAN	—
CAROLINE VALDEZ	—

Contacted: SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS); Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); U.S. Copyright Office; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Trade Commission (FTC)

Computer Industry CPI

Online Privacy; Government Competition with Private Sector; Copyright; Patent Reform; Antitrust; Telecommunications Policy; Open Source Software; VoIP; Spectrum Policy

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
EDWARD J BLACK	—
DANIEL L JOHNSON	—
BRIAN KAHIN	—
KEN KUROKAWA	—
DANIEL O'CONNOR	—
WILLIAM RODGER	—
MATTHEW SCHRUERS	—
CATHERINE SLOAN	—
CAROLINE VALDEZ	—

Contacted: Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); SENATE; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Copyright Office; Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

Intelligence INT

FISA Update; Telecom Retroactive Immunity; Warrantless Government Surveillance

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
EDWARD J BLACK	—
DANIEL L JOHNSON	—
KEN KUROKAWA	—
DANIEL O'CONNOR	—
WILLIAM RODGER	—
MATTHEW SCHRUERS	—
CATHERINE SLOAN	—
CAROLINE VALDEZ	—

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Copyright Office; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); State, Dept of (DOS)

Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV COM

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
EDWARD J BLACK	—
DANIEL L JOHNSON	—
DANIEL O'CONNOR	—
WILLIAM RODGER	—
MATTHEW SCHRUERS	—
CATHERINE SLOAN	—

Contacted: U.S. Copyright Office; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS); SENATE; Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

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.