A bill to amend chapter 1 of title 17, United States Code, to provide an exemption from exclusive rights in copyright for certain nonprofit organizations to display live football games, and for other purposes.
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2008 · fourth_quarter · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
H.R.602, "To amend section 119 of title 17, United States Code, to allow the secondary transmission to any subscriber in the State of Oklahoma of primary transmissions of local network stations in that State," provisions related to the transmission of signals of local network stations. H.R.608, "Digital Television Consumer Education Act of 2007," all provisions. H.R.983, "Local Emergency Radio Service Preservation Act of 2007," provisions relating to broadcasters. H.R.1320, "Interference Protection for Existing Television Band Devices Act of 2007," all provisions. H.R.1597, "Wireless Innovation Act of 2007," all provisions. H.R.2566, "National Digital Television Consumer Education Act," provisions relating to broadcast television. H.R.2738, "Family and Consumer Choice Act of 2007," provisions relating to indecency and broadcast television. H.R.2802, "Local Community Radio Act of 2007," provisions relating to broadcasters. H.R.2821, "Television Freedom Act of 2007," provisions relating to broadcasters. H.R.2917, "Transition Education Accountability Report Act of 2007," provisions relating to broadcasters. H.R.3559, "Protecting Children from Indecent Programming Act," all provisions. H.R.3602, "TV Consumer Freedom Act," provisions relating to retransmission consent. H.R.3676, "Family Friendly Flights Act of 2007," all provisions. H.R.3862, "Preparing America's Seniors for the Digital Transition Act of 2007," all provisions. H.R.4167, "Broadcast Ownership for the 21st Century Act," provisions related to media ownership. H.R.4882, "Broadcast Licensing in the Public Interest Act," provisions related to broadcast station licensing. H.R.4835, "Media Ownership Act of 2007," all provisions. H.R.5435, "DTV Border Fix Act," all provisions. H.R.5470, to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to require the carriage of all local television signals by satellite carriers in all local markets, all provisions. H.R.5635, to suspend temporarily the duty on digital-to-analog converter boxes, all provisions. H.R.6209, Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation Act, all provisions. H.R.6320, Twenty-first Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2008, all provisions. H.R.6763, "Digital Television Coupon Extension Act of 2008", all provisions. HR 6933, "Digital Television Coupon Improvement Act", all provisions. H.R.7013, "Short-term Analog Flash and Emergency Readiness Act", all provisions. H.R.7022, "Fair Elections Now Act", all provisions related to broadcasters. H.R.7084, "Webcaster Settlement Act of 2008," all provisions. H.R.7100, DTV Coupon Assistance Act of 2008," all provisions. H.R. 7157, Radio All Digital Channel Receiver Act, all provisions. H.R. 7207, Spectrum Relocation Improvement Act of 2008, all provisions. H.J.RES.79, "disapproving the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission with respect to broadcast media ownership," all provisions. S.124, "Satellite and Cable Access Act of 2007, " provisions related to television broadcast signals. S.234, "Wireless Innovation Act of 2007," all provisions. S.337, "White Spaces Act of 2007," all provisions. S.602, Child Safe Viewing Act of 2007," all provisions. S.760, "Four Corners Television Access Act of 2007," all provisions. S.936, "Fair Elections Now Act," provisions related to broadcast rates and political advertising. S.1285, "Fair Elections Now Act," provisions related to broadcast rates and political advertising. S.1675, "Local Community Radio Act of 2007," provisions related to broadcasters. S.1742, "Broadcaster Freedom Act of 2007," provisions related to the the fairness doctrine. S.1748, "Broadcaster Freedom Act of 2007," provisions related to the the fairness doctrine. S.1780, "Protecting Children from Indecent Programming Act," all provisions. S.2125, "Preparing America's Seniors for the Digital Television Transition Act of 2007," all provisions. S.2332, "Media Ownership Act of 2007, all provisions. S.2507, "DTV Border Fix Act of 2007, all provisions. S.2607, "(no bill title provided)," provisions related to low-power television stations. S.2591, "(no bill title provided)," provisions related to copyright of live football games. S.3154, Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation Act, all provisions. S.3156, Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation Act, all provisions. S. 3663, Short-term Analog Flash and Emergency Readiness Act, all provisions. S. 3740, Digital TV Transition Fairness Act, all provisions. S.J.RES.28, "(no bill title provided)," provisions related to broadcast media ownership. S.Res.576, A resolution designating August 2008 as "Digital Television Transition Awareness Month, all provisions. H.CON.RES.244,"Supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act, provisions related to broadcasters and performance rights. MM 00-167- State of Childrens Television Programming. DA 01-1264- NASA Petition for Inquiry in to Network Practices. CG 02-278- Rules and Regulations Implementing the Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991. CG 05-231- Closed Captioning of Video Programming. MB 06-121, MB 02-277, MM 01-235, MM 01-317, MM 00-244 Ownership 2006 Quadrennial Regulatory Review Review of the Commissions Broadcast Ownership Rules and Other Rules Adopted Pursuant to Section 202 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996. MM 06-189 Annual Assessment of the Status of Competition in the Market for Delivery of Video Programming MB 05-317 Waiver of Digital Testing Pursuant to the Satellite Home Viewer Extension and Reauthorization Act of 2004 Complaints Regarding Various Television Broadcasts Between February 2, 2002 and March 8, 2005 MM 93-177- An Inquiry Into the Commission's Policies and Rules Regarding AM Radio Service Directional Antenna Performance Verification MB 07-172- Amendment of Service and Eligibility Rules for FM Translator Stations MB 05-171- Use of Video News Releases by Broadcast Licensees ET 04-186 and 02-380- Unlicensed operation in the TV Broadcast Bands; Additional Spectrum for Unlicensed Devices Below 900 MHz and in the 3 GHz band MB 07-91- Third Periodic Review of the Commission's Rules and Policies Affecting the Conversion to Digital TV MB 04-233- Broadcast Localism MB 07-198- Review of the Commission's Program Access Rules and Examination of Programming Tying Arrangements MB 07-147- DTV Consumer Education Initiative CS 98-82, Implementation of Section 11 of the Cable Television Consumer Protection and Competition Act of 1992; CS 96-85, Implementation of Cable Act Reform Provisions of the Telecommunications Act of 1996; MM 92-264, The Commission's Cable Horizontal and Vertical Ownership Limits and Attribution Rules; MM 94-150, Review of the Commission's Regulations Governing Attribution of Broadcast and Cable/MDS Interests; MM 92-51, Review of the Commission's Regulations and Policies Affecting Investment in the Broadcast Industry; MM 87-154, Reexamination of the Commission's Cross-Interest Policy MM 00-168- Standardized and Enhanced Disclosure Requirements for Television Broadcast License Pubic Interest Obligations MB 02-90- Sponsorship Identification Rules and Embedded Advertisting MB 08-187- Emergency Petition for Section 403 Inquiry of the PPM Coalition MB 07-57- Applications for Consent to the Transfer of Control of Licenses XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. to Sirius Satellite Satellite Radio Inc. MB 99-325- Digital Audio Broadcasting Systems and Their Impact on the Terrestrial Radio Broadcast Service
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Client expense: $1,160,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2008 · fourth_quarter · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
H.R.602, "To amend section 119 of title 17, United States Code, to allow the secondary transmission to any subscriber in the State of Oklahoma of primary transmissions of local network stations in that State," provisions related to the transmission of signals of local network stations. H.R.608, "Digital Television Consumer Education Act of 2007," all provisions. H.R.983, "Local Emergency Radio Service Preservation Act of 2007," provisions relating to broadcasters. H.R.1320, "Interference Protection for Existing Television Band Devices Act of 2007," all provisions. H.R.1597, "Wireless Innovation Act of 2007," all provisions. H.R.2566, "National Digital Television Consumer Education Act," provisions relating to broadcast television. H.R.2738, "Family and Consumer Choice Act of 2007," provisions relating to indecency and broadcast television. H.R.2802, "Local Community Radio Act of 2007," provisions relating to broadcasters. H.R.2821, "Television Freedom Act of 2007," provisions relating to broadcasters. H.R.2917, "Transition Education Accountability Report Act of 2007," provisions relating to broadcasters. H.R.3559, "Protecting Children from Indecent Programming Act," all provisions. H.R.3602, "TV Consumer Freedom Act," provisions relating to retransmission consent. H.R.3676, "Family Friendly Flights Act of 2007," all provisions. H.R.3862, "Preparing America's Seniors for the Digital Transition Act of 2007," all provisions. H.R.4167, "Broadcast Ownership for the 21st Century Act," provisions related to media ownership. H.R.4882, "Broadcast Licensing in the Public Interest Act," provisions related to broadcast station licensing. H.R.4835, "Media Ownership Act of 2007," all provisions. H.R.5435, "DTV Border Fix Act," all provisions. H.R.5470, to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to require the carriage of all local television signals by satellite carriers in all local markets, all provisions. H.R.5635, to suspend temporarily the duty on digital-to-analog converter boxes, all provisions. H.R.6209, Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation Act, all provisions. H.R.6320, Twenty-first Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2008, all provisions. H.R.6763, "Digital Television Coupon Extension Act of 2008", all provisions. HR 6933, "Digital Television Coupon Improvement Act", all provisions. H.R.7013, "Short-term Analog Flash and Emergency Readiness Act", all provisions. H.R.7022, "Fair Elections Now Act", all provisions related to broadcasters. H.R.7084, "Webcaster Settlement Act of 2008," all provisions. H.R.7100, DTV Coupon Assistance Act of 2008," all provisions. H.R. 7157, Radio All Digital Channel Receiver Act, all provisions. H.R. 7207, Spectrum Relocation Improvement Act of 2008, all provisions. H.J.RES.79, "disapproving the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission with respect to broadcast media ownership," all provisions. S.124, "Satellite and Cable Access Act of 2007, " provisions related to television broadcast signals. S.234, "Wireless Innovation Act of 2007," all provisions. S.337, "White Spaces Act of 2007," all provisions. S.602, Child Safe Viewing Act of 2007," all provisions. S.760, "Four Corners Television Access Act of 2007," all provisions. S.936, "Fair Elections Now Act," provisions related to broadcast rates and political advertising. S.1285, "Fair Elections Now Act," provisions related to broadcast rates and political advertising. S.1675, "Local Community Radio Act of 2007," provisions related to broadcasters. S.1742, "Broadcaster Freedom Act of 2007," provisions related to the the fairness doctrine. S.1748, "Broadcaster Freedom Act of 2007," provisions related to the the fairness doctrine. S.1780, "Protecting Children from Indecent Programming Act," all provisions. S.2125, "Preparing America's Seniors for the Digital Television Transition Act of 2007," all provisions. S.2332, "Media Ownership Act of 2007, all provisions. S.2507, "DTV Border Fix Act of 2007, all provisions. S.2607, "(no bill title provided)," provisions related to low-power television stations. S.2591, "(no bill title provided)," provisions related to copyright of live football games. S.3154, Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation Act, all provisions. S.3156, Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation Act, all provisions. S. 3663, Short-term Analog Flash and Emergency Readiness Act, all provisions. S. 3740, Digital TV Transition Fairness Act, all provisions. S.J.RES.28, "(no bill title provided)," provisions related to broadcast media ownership. S.Res.576, A resolution designating August 2008 as "Digital Television Transition Awareness Month, all provisions. H.CON.RES.244,"Supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act, provisions related to broadcasters and performance rights. MM 00-167- State of Childrens Television Programming. DA 01-1264- NASA Petition for Inquiry in to Network Practices. CG 02-278- Rules and Regulations Implementing the Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991. CG 05-231- Closed Captioning of Video Programming. MB 06-121, MB 02-277, MM 01-235, MM 01-317, MM 00-244 Ownership 2006 Quadrennial Regulatory Review Review of the Commissions Broadcast Ownership Rules and Other Rules Adopted Pursuant to Section 202 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996. MM 06-189 Annual Assessment of the Status of Competition in the Market for Delivery of Video Programming MB 05-317 Waiver of Digital Testing Pursuant to the Satellite Home Viewer Extension and Reauthorization Act of 2004 Complaints Regarding Various Television Broadcasts Between February 2, 2002 and March 8, 2005 MM 93-177- An Inquiry Into the Commission's Policies and Rules Regarding AM Radio Service Directional Antenna Performance Verification MB 07-172- Amendment of Service and Eligibility Rules for FM Translator Stations MB 05-171- Use of Video News Releases by Broadcast Licensees ET 04-186 and 02-380- Unlicensed operation in the TV Broadcast Bands; Additional Spectrum for Unlicensed Devices Below 900 MHz and in the 3 GHz band MB 07-91- Third Periodic Review of the Commission's Rules and Policies Affecting the Conversion to Digital TV MB 04-233- Broadcast Localism MB 07-198- Review of the Commission's Program Access Rules and Examination of Programming Tying Arrangements MB 07-147- DTV Consumer Education Initiative CS 98-82, Implementation of Section 11 of the Cable Television Consumer Protection and Competition Act of 1992; CS 96-85, Implementation of Cable Act Reform Provisions of the Telecommunications Act of 1996; MM 92-264, The Commission's Cable Horizontal and Vertical Ownership Limits and Attribution Rules; MM 94-150, Review of the Commission's Regulations Governing Attribution of Broadcast and Cable/MDS Interests; MM 92-51, Review of the Commission's Regulations and Policies Affecting Investment in the Broadcast Industry; MM 87-154, Reexamination of the Commission's Cross-Interest Policy MM 00-168- Standardized and Enhanced Disclosure Requirements for Television Broadcast License Pubic Interest Obligations MB 02-90- Sponsorship Identification Rules and Embedded Advertisting MB 08-187- Emergency Petition for Section 403 Inquiry of the PPM Coalition MB 07-57- Applications for Consent to the Transfer of Control of Licenses XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. to Sirius Satellite Satellite Radio Inc. MB 99-325- Digital Audio Broadcasting Systems and Their Impact on the Terrestrial Radio Broadcast Service
Client expense: $1,010,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2008 · third_quarter · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
H.R.602, "To amend section 119 of title 17, United States Code, to allow the secondary transmission to any subscriber in the State of Oklahoma of primary transmissions of local network stations in that State," provisions related to the transmission of signals of local network stations. H.R.608, "Digital Television Consumer Education Act of 2007," all provisions. H.R.983, "Local Emergency Radio Service Preservation Act of 2007," provisions relating to broadcasters. H.R.1320, "Interference Protection for Existing Television Band Devices Act of 2007," all provisions. H.R.1597, "Wireless Innovation Act of 2007," all provisions. H.R.2566, "National Digital Television Consumer Education Act," provisions relating to broadcast television. H.R.2738, "Family and Consumer Choice Act of 2007," provisions relating to indecency and broadcast television. H.R.2802, "Local Community Radio Act of 2007," provisions relating to broadcasters. H.R.2821, "Television Freedom Act of 2007," provisions relating to broadcasters. H.R.2917, "Transition Education Accountability Report Act of 2007," provisions relating to broadcasters. H.R.3559, "Protecting Children from Indecent Programming Act," all provisions. H.R.3602, "TV Consumer Freedom Act," provisions relating to retransmission consent. H.R.3676, "Family Friendly Flights Act of 2007," all provisions. H.R.3862, "Preparing America's Seniors for the Digital Transition Act of 2007," all provisions. H.R.4167, "Broadcast Ownership for the 21st Century Act," provisions related to media ownership. H.R.4882, "Broadcast Licensing in the Public Interest Act," provisions related to broadcast station licensing. H.R.4835, "Media Ownership Act of 2007," all provisions. H.R.5435, "DTV Border Fix Act," all provisions. H.R.5470, to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to require the carriage of all local television signals by satellite carriers in all local markets, all provisions. H.R.5635, to suspend temporarily the duty on digital-to-analog converter boxes, all provisions. H.R.6209, Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation Act, all provisions. H.R.6320, Twenty-first Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2008, all provisions. H.R.6763, "Digital Television Coupon Extension Act of 2008", all provisions. HR 6933, "Digital Television Coupon Improvement Act", all provisions. H.R.7013, "Short-term Analog Flash and Emergency Readiness Act", all provisions. H.R.7022, "Fair Elections Now Act", all provisions related to broadcasters. H.R.7084, "Webcaster Settlement Act of 2008," all provisions. H.R.7100, DTV Coupon Assistance Act of 2008," all provisions. H.J.RES.79, "disapproving the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission with respect to broadcast media ownership," all provisions. S.124, "Satellite and Cable Access Act of 2007, " provisions related to television broadcast signals. S.234, "Wireless Innovation Act of 2007," all provisions. S.337, "White Spaces Act of 2007," all provisions. S.602, Child Safe Viewing Act of 2007," all provisions. S.760, "Four Corners Television Access Act of 2007," all provisions. S.936, "Fair Elections Now Act," provisions related to broadcast rates and political advertising. S.1285, "Fair Elections Now Act," provisions related to broadcast rates and political advertising. S.1675, "Local Community Radio Act of 2007," provisions related to broadcasters. S.1742, "Broadcaster Freedom Act of 2007," provisions related to the the fairness doctrine. S.1748, "Broadcaster Freedom Act of 2007," provisions related to the the fairness doctrine. S.1780, "Protecting Children from Indecent Programming Act," all provisions. S.2125, "Preparing America's Seniors for the Digital Television Transition Act of 2007," all provisions. S.2332, "Media Ownership Act of 2007, all provisions. S.2507, "DTV Border Fix Act of 2007, all provisions. S.2607, provisions related to low-power television stations. S.2591, provisions related to copyright of live football games. S.3154, Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation Act, all provisions. S.3156, Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation Act, all provisions. S.J.RES.28, provisions related to broadcast media ownership. S.Res.576, A resolution designating August 2008 as "Digital Television Transition Awareness Month, all provisions. H.CON.RES.244,"Supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act, provisions related to broadcasters and performance rights. MM 00-167- State of Childrens Television Programming. DA 01-1264- NASA Petition for Inquiry in to Network Practices. CG 02-278- Rules and Regulations Implementing the Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991. CG 05-231- Closed Captioning of Video Programming. MB 06-121, MB 02-277, MM 01-235, MM 01-317, MM 00-244 Ownership 2006 Quadrennial Regulatory Review Review of the Commissions Broadcast Ownership Rules and Other Rules Adopted Pursuant to Section 202 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996. MM 06-189 Annual Assessment of the Status of Competition in the Market for Delivery of Video Programming MB 05-317 Waiver of Digital Testing Pursuant to the Satellite Home Viewer Extension and Reauthorization Act of 2004 Complaints Regarding Various Television Broadcasts Between February 2, 2002 and March 8, 2005 MM 93-1770- An Inquiry Into the Commission's Policies and Rules Regarding AM Radio Service Directional Antenna Performance Verification MB 07-172- Amendment of Service and Eligibility Rules for FM Translator Stations MB 05-171- Use of Video News Releases by Broadcast Licensees ET 04-186 and 02-380- Unlicensed operation in the TV Broadcast Bands; Additional Spectrum for Unlicensed Devices Below 900 MHz and in the 3 GHz band MB 07-91- Third Periodic Review of the Commission's Rules and Policies Affecting the Conversion to Digital TV MB 04-233- Broadcast Localism MB 07-198- Review of the Commission's Program Access Rules and Examination of Programming Tying Arrangements MB 07-147- DTV Consumer Education Initiative CS 98-82, Implementation of Section 11 of the Cable Television Consumer Protection and Competition Act of 1992; CS 96-85, Implementation of Cable Act Reform Provisions of the Telecommunications Act of 1996; MM 92-264, The Commission's Cable Horizontal and Vertical Ownership Limits and Attribution Rules; MM 94-150, Review of the Commission's Regulations Governing Attribution of Broadcast and Cable/MDS Interests; MM 92-51, Review of the Commission's Regulations and Policies Affecting Investment in the Broadcast Industry; MM 87-154, Reexamination of the Commission's Cross-Interest Policy MM 00-168- Standardized and Enhanced Disclosure Requirements for Television Broadcast License Pubic Interest Obligations MB 02-90- Sponsorship Identification Rules and Embedded Advertisting MB 08-187- Emergency Petition for Section 403 Inquiry of the PPM Coalition MB 07-57- Applications for Consent to the Transfer of Control of Licenses XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. to Sirius Satellite Satellite Radio Inc.
Client expense: $870,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2008 · second_quarter · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
H.R.602, provisions related to the transmission of signals of local network stations. "H.R.608, Digital Television Consumer Education Act of 2007", all provisions. "H.R.983, Local Emergency Radio Service Preservation Act of 2007", provisions relating to broadcasters. "H.R.1320, Interference Protection for Existing Television Band Devices Act of 2007", all provisions. H.R.1597, Wireless Innovation Act of 2007, all provisions. H.R.2566, National Digital Television Consumer Education Act, provisions relating to broadcast television. H.R.2738, Family and Consumer Choice Act of 2007, provisions relating to indecency and broadcast television. H.R.2802, Local Community Radio Act of 2007, provisions relating to broadcasters. "H.R.2821, Television Freedom Act of 2007", provisions relating to broadcasters. H.R.2917, Transition Education Accountability Report Act of 2007, provisions relating to broadcasters. H.R.3559, Protecting Children from Indecent Programming Act, all provisions. H.R.3602, TV Consumer Freedom Act, provisions relating to retransmission consent. H.R.3676, Family Friendly Flights Act of 2007, all provisions. H.R.3862, Preparing America's Seniors for the Digital Transition Act of 2007, all provisions. H.R.4167, Broadcast Ownership for the 21st Century Act, provisions related to media ownership. H.R.4882, Broadcast Licensing in the Public Interest Act, provisions related to broadcast station licensing. H.R.4835, Media Ownership Act of 2007, all provisions. "H.R.5435, DTV Border Fix Act", all provisions. "H.R.5470", to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to require the carriage of all local television signals by satellite carriers in all local markets, all provisions. "H.R.5635", to suspend temporarily the duty on digital-to-analog converter boxes, all provisions. H.R. 6209, Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation Act, all provisions. H.R. 6320, Twenty-first Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2008, all provisions. "H.J.RES.79", disapproving the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission with respect to broadcast media ownership, all provisions. "S.124, Satellite and Cable Access Act of 2007", provisions related to television broadcast signals. S.234, Wireless Innovation Act of 2007, all provisions. S.337, White Spaces Act of 2007, all provisions. S.760, Four Corners Television Access Act of 2007, all provisions. S.936, Fair Elections Now Act, provisions related to broadcast rates and political advertising. S.1285, Fair Elections Now Act, provisions related to broadcast rates and political advertising. S.1675, Local Community Radio Act of 2007, provisions related to broadcasters. S.1742, Broadcaster Freedom Act of 2007, provisions related to the the fairness doctrine. S.1748, Broadcaster Freedom Act of 2007, provisions related to the the fairness doctrine. S.1780, Protecting Children from Indecent Programming Act, all provisions. S.2125, Preparing America's Seniors for the Digital Television Transition Act of 2007, all provisions. S.2332, Media Ownership Act of 2007, all provisions. S.2507, DTV Border Fix Act of 2007, all provisions. S.2607, provisions related to low-power television stations. S.2591, provisions related to copyright of live football games. S.3154, Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation Act, all provisions. S.3156, Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation Act, all provisions. "S.J.RES.28", provisions related to broadcast media ownership. S.Res.576, A resolution designating August 2008 as "Digital Television Transition Awareness Month, all provisions. H.CON.RES.244, Supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act, provisions related to broadcasters and performance rights. MM 00-167- State of Childrens Television Programming. DA 01-1264- NASA Petition for Inquiry in to Network Practices. CG 02-278- Rules and Regulations Implementing the Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991. CG 05-231- Closed Captioning of Video Programming. MB 06-121, MB 02-277, MM 01-235, MM 01-317, MM 00-244 Ownership 2006 Quadrennial Regulatory Review Review of the Commissions Broadcast Ownership Rules and Other Rules Adopted Pursuant to Section 202 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996. MM 06-189 Annual Assessment of the Status of Competition in the Market for Delivery of Video Programming MB 05-317 Waiver of Digital Testing Pursuant to the Satellite Home Viewer Extension and Reauthorization Act of 2004 Complaints Regarding Various Television Broadcasts Between February 2, 2002 and March 8, 2005 MM No. 93-1770- An Inquiry Into the Commission's Policies and Rules Regarding AM Radio Service Directional Antenna Performance Verification MB 07-172- Amendment of Service and Eligibility Rules for FM Translator Stations MB 05-171- Use of Video News Releases by Broadcast Licensees ET 04-186 and 02-380- Unlicensed operation in the TV Broadcast Bands; Additional Spectrum for Unlicensed Devices Below 900 MHz and in the 3 GHz band MB 07-91- Third Periodic Review of the Commission's Rules and Policies Affecting the Conversion to Digital TV MB 04-233- Broadcast Localism MB 07-198- Review of the Commission's Program Access Rules and Examination of Programming Tying Arrangements MB 07-147- DTV Consumer Education Initiative CS 98-82, Implementation of Section 11 of the Cable Television Consumer Protection and Competition Act of 1992; CS 96-85, Implementation of Cable Act Reform Provisions of the Telecommunications Act of 1996; MM 92-264, The Commission's Cable Horizontal and Vertical Ownership Limits and Attribution Rules; MM 94-150, Review of the Commission's Regulations Governing Attribution of Broadcast and Cable/MDS Interests; MM 92-51, Review of the Commission's Regulations and Policies Affecting Investment in the Broadcast Industry; MM 87-154, Reexamination of the Commission's Cross-Interest Policy MM No. 00-168- Standardized and Enhanced Disclosure Requirements for Television Broadcast License Pubic Interest Obligations
Client expense: $950,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2008 · second_quarter · Copyright/Patent/Trademark
H.R. 4789, S. 2500 - Performance Rights Act; H.R. 1201 - Fair use rights; H.R. 4137 - College Opportunity and Affordability Act of 2008; H.R. 4279 - Intellectual property; S. 256 - Copyright licenses standards; S. 2591 - Copyright exemptions. S. 2913 - Orphan works.
Client expense: $330,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2008 · first_quarter · Copyright/Patent/Trademark
S. 2317 - Intellectual Property Enforcement Act of 2007 S. 2500 - Performance Rights Act S. 2591 - To amend Chapter1 of title 17, United States Code, to provide an exemption from exclusive rights in copyright for certain nonprofit organizations to display live football games, and for other purposes. H.R. 1689 - Curb Illegal Dowloading on College Campuses Act of 2007 H.R. 1908 - Patent Reform Act of 2007 H.R. 3578 - Intellectual Property Rights Enforcement Act H.R. 4137 - College Opportunity and Affordability Act of 2007, section 494 - CAMPUS BASED DIGITAL THEFT PREVENTION H.R. 4279 - Prioritizing Resources and Organization for Intellectual Property Act of 2007
Client expense: $1,030,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Copyright Office, White House Office
2008 · first_quarter · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
H.R.602, provisions related to the transmission of signals of local network stations. "H.R.608, Digital Television Consumer Education Act of 2007", all provisions. "H.R.983, Local Emergency Radio Service Preservation Act of 2007", provisions relating to broadcasters. "H.R.1320, Interference Protection for Existing Television Band Devices Act of 2007", all provisions. H.R.1597, Wireless Innovation Act of 2007, all provisions. H.R.2566, National Digital Television Consumer Education Act, provisions relating to broadcast television. H.R.2738, Family and Consumer Choice Act of 2007, provisions relating to indecency and broadcast television. H.R.2802, Local Community Radio Act of 2007, provisions relating to broadcasters. "H.R.2821, Television Freedom Act of 2007", provisions relating to broadcasters. H.R.2917, Transition Education Accountability Report Act of 2007, provisions relating to broadcasters. H.R.3559, Protecting Children from Indecent Programming Act, all provisions. H.R.3602, TV Consumer Freedom Act, provisions relating to retransmission consent. H.R.3676, Family Friendly Flights Act of 2007, all provisions. H.R.3862, Preparing America's Seniors for the Digital Transition Act of 2007, all provisions. H.R.4167, Broadcast Ownership for the 21st Century Act, provisions related to media ownership. H.R.4882, Broadcast Licensing in the Public Interest Act, provisions related to broadcast station licensing. H.R.4835, Media Ownership Act of 2007, all provisions. "H.R.5435, DTV Border Fix Act", all provisions. "H.R.5470", to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to require the carriage of all local television signals by satellite carriers in all local markets, all provisions. "H.R.5635", to suspend temporarily the duty on digital-to-analog converter boxes, all provisions. "H.J.RES.79", disapproving the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission with respect to broadcast media ownership, all provisions. "S.124, Satellite and Cable Access Act of 2007", provisions related to television broadcast signals. S.234, Wireless Innovation Act of 2007, all provisions. S.337, White Spaces Act of 2007, all provisions. S.760, Four Corners Television Access Act of 2007, all provisions. S.936, Fair Elections Now Act, provisions related to broadcast rates and political advertising. S.1285, Fair Elections Now Act, provisions related to broadcast rates and political advertising. S.1675, Local Community Radio Act of 2007, provisions related to broadcasters. S.1742, Broadcaster Freedom Act of 2007, provisions related to the the fairness doctrine. S.1748, Broadcaster Freedom Act of 2007, provisions related to the the fairness doctrine. S.1780, Protecting Children from Indecent Programming Act, all provisions. S.2125, Preparing America's Seniors for the Digital Television Transition Act of 2007, all provisions. S.2332, Media Ownership Act of 2007, all provisions. S.2507, DTV Border Fix Act of 2007, all provisions. S.2607, provisions related to low-power television stations. S.2591, provisions related to copyright of live football games. "S.J.RES.28", provisions related to broadcast media ownership. H.CON.RES.244, Supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act, provisions related to broadcasters and performance rights. MM 00-167- State of Childrens Television Programming DA 01-1264- NASA Petition for Inquiry in to Network Practices CG 02-278- Rules and Regulations Implementing the Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991 CG 05-231- Closed Captioning of Video Programming MB 06-121, MB 02-277, MM 01-235, MM 01-317, MM 00-244 Ownership 2006 Quadrennial Regulatory Review Review of the Commissions Broadcast Ownership Rules and Other Rules Adopted Pursuant to Section 202 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996\ MM 06-189 Annual Assessment of the Status of Competition in the Market for Delivery of Video Programming MB 05-317 Waiver of Digital Testing Pursuant to the Satellite Home Viewer Extension and Reauthorization Act of 2004 Complaints Regarding Various Television Broadcasts Between February 2, 2002 and March 8, 2005 MM No. 93-1770- An Inquiry Into the Commission's Policies and Rules Regarding AM Radio Service Directional Antenna Performance Verification MB 07-172- Amendment of Service and Eligibility Rules for FM Translator Stations MB 05-171- Use of Video News Releases by Broadcast Licensees ET 04-186 and 02-380- Unlicensed operation in the TV Broadcast Bands; Additional Spectrum for Unlicensed Devices Below 900 MHz and in the 3 GHz band MB 07-91- Third Periodic Review of the Commission's Rules and Policies Affecting the Conversion to Digital TV MB 04-233- Broadcast Localism MB 07-198- Review of the Commission's Program Access Rules and Examination of Programming Tying Arrangements MB No. 07-147- DTV Consumer Education Initiative CS 98-82, Implementation of Section 11 of the Cable Television Consumer Protection and Competition Act of 1992; CS 96-85, Implementation of Cable Act Reform Provisions of the Telecommunications Act of 1996; MM 92-264, The Commission's Cable Horizontal and Vertical Ownership Limits and Attribution Rules; MM 94-150, Review of the Commission's Regulations Governing Attribution of Broadcast and Cable/MDS Interests; MM 92-51, Review of the Commission's Regulations and Policies Affecting Investment in the Broadcast Industry; MM 87-154, Reexamination of the Commission's Cross-Interest Policy
2008 · first_quarter · Religion
H.Res 888 re: religious history week; request sponsorship of a Darwin resolution; D.C. Opportunity Scholarships (lobbied against vouchers to religious instruction); PEPFAR (lobbied to remove abstinence-only provision from international AIDS relief package); S.2591 Copyright exemption for religious groups (lobbied to amend to allow all nonprofits equal exemption); HR819 and S.21 Prevention First Act of 2007; Access to Legal Pharmacueticals Act; Responsible Education About Life Act.
Client expense: $12,022 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
Client expense: $950,000 · Firm income: Not reported