AMERICAN SOCIETY OF COMPOSERS AUTHORS AND PUBLISHERS

Lobbying Spend

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Filings

Firms Hired

Active Period

2008–2016

Lobbying Spend by Year

Client-reported lobbying expenses on LDA filings

Year	Lobbying Spend	Filings	Firms
2016	—	2	1
2015	—	4	1
2014	—	4	1
2013	—	4	1
2012	—	4	1
2011	—	4	1
2010	—	4	1
2009	—	5	1
2008	—	5	1

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

Firm Name	Reported Spend	Filings
MITCHELL SILBERBERG & KNUPP LLP	—	36

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Government Body	Filings
U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)	23
U.S. Copyright Office	11
Commerce, Dept of (DOC)	4
Patent & Trademark Office (PTO)	4
SENATE	1
State, Dept of (DOS)	1

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Copyright/Patent/Trademark	Copyright/Patent/Trademark	25

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