RECORDING ARTISTS COALITION

Lobbying Spend

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Filings

Firms Hired

Active Period

2003–2008

Lobbying Spend by Year

Client-reported lobbying expenses on LDA filings

Year	Lobbying Spend	Filings	Firms
2008	—	1	1
2007	—	3	2
2006	—	3	2
2005	—	6	3
2004	—	1	1
2003	—	5	2

Lobbying firms retained by this client; amounts are client-reported expenses when available

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Government Body	Filings
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	9
SENATE	9
U.S. Copyright Office	5
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)	4
Commerce, Dept of (DOC)	1
Justice, Dept of (DOJ)	1

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Copyright/Patent/Trademark	Copyright/Patent/Trademark	10
Arts/Entertainment	Arts/Entertainment	6
Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV	Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV	4
Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace	Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace	2
Telecommunications	Telecommunications	1
Media (information/publishing)	Media (information/publishing)	1

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