BERTELSMANN AG

Lobbying Spend

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Filings

Firms Hired

Active Period

2000–2008

Lobbying Spend by Year

Client-reported lobbying expenses on LDA filings

Year	Lobbying Spend	Filings	Firms
2008	—	4	1
2007	—	2	1
2006	—	1	1
2005	—	6	3
2004	—	7	4
2003	—	7	3
2002	—	3	1
2001	—	1	1
2000	—	2	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
SENATE	14
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	12
Federal Trade Commission (FTC)	3
Office of Management & Budget (OMB)	3
Commerce, Dept of (DOC)	1
Executive Office of the President (EOP)	1
Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA)	1

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Arts/Entertainment	Arts/Entertainment	13
Copyright/Patent/Trademark	Copyright/Patent/Trademark	7
Media (information/publishing)	Media (information/publishing)	2
Government Issues	Government Issues	2
Trade (domestic/foreign)	Trade (domestic/foreign)	2
Telecommunications	Telecommunications	2
Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace	Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace	2
Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV	Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV	2
Postal	Postal	1
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	1

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