4th Quarter - Report — ENTERTAINMENT SOFTWARE ASSOCIATION for ENTERTAINMENT SOFTWARE ASSOCIATION (2015)

Firm

ENTERTAINMENT SOFTWARE ASSOCIATION

Client

ENTERTAINMENT SOFTWARE ASSOCIATION

Income

—

Expenses

$1,500,000

Expense method

C: businesses, Internal Revenue Code section 162(e)

What was lobbied

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

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Monitor discussions involving tax reform and R&D tax credit.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
ERIK VINCENT HUEY	—
KEVIN O'HANLON	—

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Education, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); U.S. Copyright Office; SENATE

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Support efforts to encourage development of Free Trade Agreements, Trade Promotion Authority (TPA), Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), and to remedy CBP information sharing impediments (Customs Reauthorization).

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
ERIK VINCENT HUEY	—
KEVIN O'HANLON	—

Contacted: Education, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Copyright Office; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Constitution CON

Advocate on behalf of First Amendment rights in relation to media regulation and media violence. Promote entertainment industry ratings and parental control technology. Protect against video game sale content regulation, specifically by promoting enforcement rating-related age appropriate guidelines for the retail industry.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
ERIK VINCENT HUEY	—
KEVIN O'HANLON New	Sr. Adviser for Congressman Heath Shuler Deputy COS for Congresswoman Betty Sutton

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); U.S. Copyright Office; SENATE; Education, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO)

Telecommunications TEC

Monitor issues related to online privacy and advertising, broadband issues, data security and cyber security.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
ERIK VINCENT HUEY	—
KEVIN O'HANLON	—

Contacted: Education, Dept of; SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); U.S. Copyright Office; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Consumer Issues/Safety/Products CSP

Discussion of privacy, e-commerce, and advertising issues related to online games and mobile apps, including evolution of industry's voluntary rating system to address new technologies.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
ERIK VINCENT HUEY	—
KEVIN O'HANLON	—

Contacted: Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Education, Dept of; SENATE; U.S. Copyright Office; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Immigration IMM

Support efforts to increase H1-B visas and high skilled workforce. Encourage STEM education efforts.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
ERIK VINCENT HUEY	—
KEVIN O'HANLON	—

Contacted: Education, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Copyright Office

Science/Technology SCI

Discussions of education outreach programs relating to STEM education and career opportunities.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
ERIK VINCENT HUEY	—
KEVIN O'HANLON	—

Contacted: Education, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); U.S. Copyright Office; SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO)

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

Advocate protecting entertainment software intellectual property, including patent protections. Advocate on behalf of efforts to stop domestic and international piracy of entertainment software; H.R. 9 & S. 1137.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
ERIK VINCENT HUEY	—
KEVIN O'HANLON	—

Contacted: SENATE; U.S. Copyright Office; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Education, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

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