3rd Quarter - Report

THE INTERNET ASSOCIATION for THE INTERNET ASSOCIATION

Period 3rd Quarter 2014 Filed Oct 18, 2014 Signed by Gina G. Woodworth

Official filing
Firm
THE INTERNET ASSOCIATION
Client
THE INTERNET ASSOCIATION
Income
—
Expenses
$400,000
Expense method
A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

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

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

Issues regarding patent reform and copyright; S. 1013 - Patent Abuse Reduction Act of 2013, all provisions; S. 866 - Patent Quality Improvement Act of 2013, all provisions; H.R. 2639 - Patent Litigation and Innovation Act of 2013, all provisions; H.R. 2766 - The Stopping the Offensive Use of Patents Act ("STOP Act"), all provisions; H.R. 3309 - The Innovation Act, all provisions; S. 2267 - The Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2014, civil service ex parte provisions.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MICHAEL BECKERMAN —
ANASTASIOS MANATOS —
GINA GRANDINETTI WOODWORTH —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE

Bills named: S. 1013 (113th), H.R. 3309 (113th), H.R. 2766 (113th), S. 2267 (113th), H.R. 2639 (113th), S. 866 (113th)

Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice LAW

S. 607 - Electronic Communications Privacy Act Amendments Act of 2013, all provisions; issues related to third party liability for online sites.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MICHAEL BECKERMAN —
ANASTASIOS MANATOS —
GINA GRANDINETTI WOODWORTH —

Contacted: SENATE; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S. 607 (113th)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Promotion of issues that facilitate digital trade including intermediary liability, fair use, and cross border data flows; Trade Promotion Authority and Transatlantic Trade Investment and Partnership; H.R. 3830/S. 1900, Bi-Partisan Congressional Trade Priorities Act of 2014; H.R. 5233, Trade Secrets Protection Act of 2014.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MICHAEL BECKERMAN —
ANASTASIOS MANATOS —
GINA GRANDINETTI WOODWORTH —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP)

Bills named: S. 1900 (113th), H.R. 3830 (113th), H.R. 5233 (113th)

Computer Industry CPI

Issues related to NTIA's announcement regarding ICANN.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MICHAEL BECKERMAN —
ANASTASIOS MANATOS —
GINA GRANDINETTI WOODWORTH —

Contacted: SENATE; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP)

Consumer Issues/Safety/Products CSP

Issues related to privacy, including children's privacy, and data security; issues related to the White House Big Data Research and Development Initiative.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MICHAEL BECKERMAN —
ANASTASIOS MANATOS —
GINA GRANDINETTI WOODWORTH —

Contacted: Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS); SENATE; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Telecommunications TEC

Issues related to the Open Internet Roadmap, GN Docket No. 1228.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MICHAEL BECKERMAN —
ANASTASIOS MANATOS —
GINA GRANDINETTI WOODWORTH —

Contacted: Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); SENATE; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

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.