UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP

Lobbying Spend

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Filings

Firms Hired

Active Period

2001–2004

Lobbying Spend by Year

Client-reported lobbying expenses on LDA filings

Year	Lobbying Spend	Filings	Firms
2004	—	1	1
2003	—	1	1
2002	—	2	1
2001	—	1	1

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

Firm Name	Reported Spend	Filings
AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER FELD	—	5

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Government Body	Filings
Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)	1
Commerce, Dept of (DOC)	1
Energy, Dept of	1
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)	1
Executive Office of the President (EOP)	1
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	1
Office of the Vice President of the United States	1
SENATE	1
Treasury, Dept of	1
U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)	1

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Copyright/Patent/Trademark	Copyright/Patent/Trademark	1
Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice	Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice	1
Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV	Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV	1
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	1
Postal	Postal	1
Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities	Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities	1
Beverage Industry	Beverage Industry	1
Telecommunications	Telecommunications	1
Arts/Entertainment	Arts/Entertainment	1

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