intellectual property, copyright protections, generative AI
protecting union healthcare plans
general discussions about labor rights and antitrust, general discussion on protecting union pension plans
Duration: October 1, 2017
to
April 30, 2018
General Issues: Copyright/Patent/Trademark , Health Issues , Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace , Trade (Domestic & Foreign) , Government Issues , Arts/Entertainment , Retirement , Economics/Economic Development , Postal , Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV , Media (Information/Publishing) , Taxation/Internal Revenue Code , Telecommunications
Spending: about $1,308,100 (But it's complicated. Here's why.)
It can be tricky to figure out how much an organization spent on a particular lobbying engagement. The law only requires lobbyists to report the amount they were paid for federal lobbying each quarter rounded to the nearest $10,000—and if it's less than $3,000 in a given quarter (or less than $13,000 for organizations with in-house lobbyists), they don't have to disclose it at all. Plus, some organizations include spending that doesn’t belong in the report—for instance, money spent lobbying state governments or other legal work.
Agencies lobbied since 2017: House of Representatives, U.S. Senate, White House Office, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
Lobbyists
Lobbyists named here were listed on a filing related to this lobbying engagement. They may not be working on it now. Occasionally, a single lobbyist whose name is spelled two different ways on filings may be represented twice here.
Lobbyist
Covered positions?
Celeste Drake
2006-2011 - U.S. Rep. Linda T. Sanchez - Legislative Director; 2003-2006 - U.S. Rep. Lloyd Dogget - Senior Counsel
Sarah Howes
NONE
Erica Jacquez
n/a
Disclosures Filed
Once a lobbying engagement begins, the lobbyist or firm is required to file updates four times a year. Those updates sometimes change which lobbyists are involved or add new issues being discussed. When lobbyists stop working for a client, the firm is also supposed to file a report disclosing the end of the relationship.
1st Quarter, 2024
In Q1, Directors Guild of America, Inc. had in-house lobbyists. The report was filed on April 22.
Original Filing: 301575663.xml
Lobbying Issues
intellectual property, copyright protections, generative AI
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives U.S. Senate White House Office
Type of Issue
Copyright/Patent/Trademark
Lobbying Issues
protecting union healthcare plans
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives U.S. Senate White House Office
Lobbying Issues
general discussions about labor rights and antitrust, general discussion on protecting union pension plans
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives U.S. Senate White House Office
Type of Issue
Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
4th Quarter, 2023
In Q4, Directors Guild of America, Inc. had in-house lobbyists. The report was filed on Jan. 19.
Original Filing: 301532726.xml
Lobbying Issues
intellectual property, copyright protections, generative AI
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives U.S. Senate White House Office
Type of Issue
Copyright/Patent/Trademark
Lobbying Issues
protecting union healthcare plans
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives U.S. Senate White House Office
Lobbying Issues
general discussions about labor rights and antitrust, general discussion on protecting union pension plans
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives U.S. Senate White House Office
Type of Issue
Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
3rd Quarter, 2023
In Q3, Directors Guild of America, Inc. had in-house lobbyists. The report was filed on Oct. 18, 2023.
Original Filing: 301504616.xml
Lobbying Issues
intellectual property, copyright protections, generative AI
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives U.S. Senate White House Office
Type of Issue
Copyright/Patent/Trademark
Lobbying Issues
protecting union healthcare plans
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives U.S. Senate White House Office
Lobbying Issues
general discussions about labor rights and antitrust, general discussion on protecting union pension plans
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives U.S. Senate White House Office
Type of Issue
Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
2nd Quarter, 2023
In Q2, Directors Guild of America, Inc. had in-house lobbyists. The report was filed on July 12, 2023.
Original Filing: 301475192.xml
Lobbying Issues
discussions of intellectual property and copyright protections, discussions surrounding generative AI and copyright
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives U.S. Senate White House Office
Type of Issue
Copyright/Patent/Trademark
Lobbying Issues
general discussions related to protecting union healthcare plans
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives U.S. Senate White House Office
Lobbying Issues
general discussions about labor rights and antitrust, general discussion on protecting union pension plans
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives U.S. Senate White House Office
Type of Issue
Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
1st Quarter, 2023
In Q1, Directors Guild of America, Inc. had in-house lobbyists. The report was filed on April 10, 2023.
Original Filing: 301450054.xml
Lobbying Issues
discussions of intellectual property and copyright protections
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives U.S. Senate White House Office
Type of Issue
Copyright/Patent/Trademark
Lobbying Issues
general discussions related to protecting union healthcare plans
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives U.S. Senate White House Office
Lobbying Issues
general discussions about labor rights and antitrust, general discussion on protecting union pension plans
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives U.S. Senate White House Office
Type of Issue
Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
4th Quarter, 2022
Directors Guild of America, Inc. amended a lobbying report for in-house lobbying in Q42022 on April 4, 2023
Original Filing: 301448975.xml
Lobbying Issues
S. 3880: Strengthening Measures to Advance Rights Technologies (SMART) Copyright Act of 2022: all provisions.
S. 4178: Copyright Clause Restoration Act of 2022; all provisions of the bill
General discussions related to copyright enforcement.
General discussions related to Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator Appointment
General discussions related to International Trade Agreements. Digital Trade and Copyright
General discussions related to the Federal Communications Commission Appointment
General discussions related to Creative Rights and Censorship
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives U.S. Senate White House Office
Type of Issue
Copyright/Patent/Trademark
Lobbying Issues
General discussions related to protecting union healthcare plans
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives U.S. Senate White House Office
Lobbying Issues
General discussions related to protecting union pension plans
General discussions about antitrust legislation
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives U.S. Senate White House Office
Type of Issue
Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
4th Quarter, 2022
In Q4, Directors Guild of America, Inc. had in-house lobbyists. The report was filed on Jan. 17, 2023.
Original Filing: 301429776.xml
Lobbying Issues
S. 3880: Strengthening Measures to Advance Rights Technologies (SMART) Copyright Act of 2022: all provisions.
S. 4178: Copyright Clause Restoration Act of 2022; all provisions of the bill
General discussions related to copyright enforcement.
General discussions related to Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator Appointment
General discussions related to International Trade Agreements. Digital Trade and Copyright
General discussions related to the Federal Communications Commission Appointment
General discussions related to Creative Rights and Censorship
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives U.S. Senate White House Office
Type of Issue
Copyright/Patent/Trademark
Lobbying Issues
General discussions related to protecting union healthcare plans
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives U.S. Senate White House Office
Lobbying Issues
General discussions related to protecting union pension plans
General discussions about antitrust legislation
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives U.S. Senate White House Office
Type of Issue
Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
3rd Quarter, 2022
In Q3, Directors Guild of America, Inc. had in-house lobbyists. The report was filed on Dec. 2, 2022.
Original Filing: 301423638.xml
Lobbying Issues
S. 3880: Strengthening Measures to Advance Rights Technologies (SMART) Copyright Act of 2022: all provisions.
S. 4178: Copyright Clause Restoration Act of 2022; all provisions of the bill
General discussions related to Piracy
General discussions related to Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator Appointment
General discussions related to International Trade Agreements. Digital Trade and Copyright
General discussions related to the Federal Communications Commission Appointment
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives U.S. Senate White House Office U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
Type of Issue
Copyright/Patent/Trademark
Lobbying Issues
General discussions related to protecting union healthcare plans
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives U.S. Senate
Lobbying Issues
General discussions related to protecting union pension plans
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives U.S. Senate
Type of Issue
Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
2nd Quarter, 2022
In Q2, Directors Guild of America, Inc. had in-house lobbyists. The report was filed on July 14, 2022.
Original Filing: 301380568.xml
Lobbying Issues
Copyright Clause Restoration Act; Potential Copyright Piracy Bill.
Type of Issue
Copyright/Patent/Trademark
Lobbying Issues
Meeting with the United States Trade Representative (USTR) to discuss international trade.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
Type of Issue
Trade (Domestic & Foreign)
1st Quarter, 2022
In Q1, Directors Guild of America, Inc. had in-house lobbyists. The report was filed on April 22, 2022.
Original Filing: 301373234.xml
Lobbying Issues
Section 512 of the U.S. Copyright Act
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives
Type of Issue
Copyright/Patent/Trademark
4th Quarter, 2021
In Q4, Directors Guild of America, Inc. had in-house lobbyists. The report was filed on Jan. 12, 2022.
Original Filing: 301321760.xml
Lobbying Issues
Section 512 of the U.S. Copyright Act
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives
Type of Issue
Copyright/Patent/Trademark
Lobbying Issues
President Biden's appointment of Jessica Rosenworcel as FCC Chairwoman and Gigi Sohn as FCC Commissioner.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate White House Office
3rd Quarter, 2021
In Q3, Directors Guild of America, Inc. had in-house lobbyists. The report was filed on Oct. 15, 2021.
Original Filing: 301300201.xml
Lobbying Issues
President Biden's appointment of the United States Patent and Trademark Office Director (USPTO)
Type of Issue
Copyright/Patent/Trademark
2nd Quarter, 2021
In Q2, Directors Guild of America, Inc. did no lobbying for itself. The report was filed on July 16, 2021.
Original Filing: 301278095.xml
1st Quarter, 2021
Directors Guild of America, Inc. amended a lobbying report for in-house lobbying in Q12021 on April 20, 2021
Original Filing: 301268066.xml
Lobbying Issues
COVID Relief (support for the American Rescue Plan Act), extension of unemployment assistance, pandemic insurance.
NOTE: This filing amends a previously filed version of this report submitted on March 23, 2021 by increasing the expense total relating to lobbying activities for this reporting period from $20,000 to $40,000.
NOTE: In its original filing for Quarter 1, 2021 (filed March 23, 2021), the DGA indicated that it no longer expected Celeste Drake to act as its lobbyist. This remains true. (Please see line item #23 on page 8 of this amended report)
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate U.S. House of Representatives
Type of Issue
Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
Lobbying Issues
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in the Arts
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives
Lobbying Issues
Multiemployer Pension Plans
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate U.S. House of Representatives
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives U.S. Senate
Type of Issue
Copyright/Patent/Trademark
Lobbying Issues
Intellectual property protection provisions in International Trade Agreements.
Type of Issue
Trade (Domestic & Foreign)
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives U.S. Senate
Lobbying Issues
Economic recovery and jobs
Type of Issue
Economics/Economic Development
1st Quarter, 2021
In Q1, Directors Guild of America, Inc. had in-house lobbyists. The report was filed on March 23, 2021.
Original Filing: 301249866.xml
Lobbying Issues
COVID Relief (support for the American Rescue Plan Act), extension of unemployment assistance, pandemic insurance.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate U.S. House of Representatives
Type of Issue
Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
Lobbying Issues
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in the Arts
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives
Lobbying Issues
Multiemployer Pension Plans
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate U.S. House of Representatives
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives U.S. Senate
Type of Issue
Copyright/Patent/Trademark
Lobbying Issues
Intellectual property protection provisions in International Trade Agreements.
Type of Issue
Trade (Domestic & Foreign)
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives U.S. Senate
Lobbying Issues
Economic recovery and jobs
Type of Issue
Economics/Economic Development
4th Quarter, 2020
In Q4, Directors Guild of America, Inc. had in-house lobbyists. The report was filed on Jan. 19, 2021.
Original Filing: 301237155.xml
Lobbying Issues
Reform Section 512 and criminal penalties for illegal streaming.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate U.S. House of Representatives
Type of Issue
Copyright/Patent/Trademark
Lobbying Issues
Extension of unemployment assistance, coronavirus relief, renewal of Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), and worker safety.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate U.S. House of Representatives
Type of Issue
Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
Lobbying Issues
Multiemployer Pension Plans
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate U.S. House of Representatives
3rd Quarter, 2020
In Q3, Directors Guild of America, Inc. had in-house lobbyists. The report was filed on Oct. 19, 2020.
Original Filing: 301216898.xml
Lobbying Issues
Intellectual property protection provisions in International Trade Agreements.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate U.S. House of Representatives
Type of Issue
Trade (Domestic & Foreign)
Lobbying Issues
Reform Section 512 and criminal penalties for illegal streaming.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate U.S. House of Representatives
Type of Issue
Copyright/Patent/Trademark
Lobbying Issues
Multiemployer Pension Plans
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate U.S. House of Representatives
Lobbying Issues
Extension of unemployment assistance, coronavirus relief, renewal of Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), and worker safety.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate U.S. House of Representatives
Type of Issue
Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
Lobbying Issues
Coronavirus healthcare, COBRA
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives U.S. Senate
Lobbying Issues
Support for the United States Postal Service to continue to fulfill its duties to help Americans vote during this year's election.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives
Lobbying Issues
Lobbied Congress to support movie theatres during the COVID-19 pandemic in need of targeted relief.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate U.S. House of Representatives
2nd Quarter, 2020
In Q2, Directors Guild of America, Inc. had in-house lobbyists. The report was filed on July 20, 2020.
Original Filing: 301202161.xml
Lobbying Issues
Intellectual property protection provisions in International Trade Agreements.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate U.S. House of Representatives
Type of Issue
Trade (Domestic & Foreign)
Lobbying Issues
Section 512, Copyright Office Modernization, criminal penalties for illegal streaming.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate U.S. House of Representatives
Type of Issue
Copyright/Patent/Trademark
Lobbying Issues
Multiemployer Pension Plans
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate U.S. House of Representatives
Lobbying Issues
Extension of unemployment assistance, coronavirus assistance, worker safety.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate U.S. House of Representatives
Type of Issue
Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
Lobbying Issues
Coronavirus healthcare, COBRA
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives U.S. Senate
1st Quarter, 2020
In Q1, Directors Guild of America, Inc. had in-house lobbyists. The report was filed on April 17, 2020.
Original Filing: 301171085.xml
Lobbying Issues
Intellectual property protection provisions in International Trade Agreements.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate U.S. House of Representatives
Type of Issue
Trade (Domestic & Foreign)
Lobbying Issues
Section 512, Copyright Office Modernization, criminal penalties for illegal streaming.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate U.S. House of Representatives
Type of Issue
Copyright/Patent/Trademark
Lobbying Issues
Multiemployer Pension Plans
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate U.S. House of Representatives
Lobbying Issues
CARES ACT (H.R. 748), unemployment, coronavirus assistance, worker safety.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate U.S. House of Representatives
Type of Issue
Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate U.S. House of Representatives
Type of Issue
Economics/Economic Development
Lobbying Issues
Coronavirus healthcare, COBRA
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives U.S. Senate
4th Quarter, 2019
In Q4, Directors Guild of America, Inc. had in-house lobbyists. The report was filed on Jan. 21, 2020.
Original Filing: 301125571.xml
Lobbying Issues
NAFTA/USMCA, China, U.S.-Japan Trade Agreement, and U.S.-U.K. Trade Deal.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate U.S. House of Representatives U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
Type of Issue
Trade (Domestic & Foreign)
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate U.S. House of Representatives
Type of Issue
Copyright/Patent/Trademark
Lobbying Issues
Multiemployer Pension Plans
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate U.S. House of Representatives
3rd Quarter, 2019
In Q3, Directors Guild of America, Inc. had in-house lobbyists. The report was filed on Oct. 21, 2019.
Original Filing: 301078605.xml
Lobbying Issues
NAFTA/USMCA, China, U.S.-Japan Trade Agreement, and U.S.-U.K. Trade Deal.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate U.S. House of Representatives
Type of Issue
Trade (Domestic & Foreign)
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate U.S. House of Representatives
Type of Issue
Copyright/Patent/Trademark
Lobbying Issues
House and Senate Judiciary Committee's investigation into digital markets. Section 230.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate U.S. House of Representatives
Type of Issue
Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
Lobbying Issues
Multiemployer Pension Plans
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate U.S. House of Representatives
2nd Quarter, 2019
In Q2, Directors Guild of America, Inc. had in-house lobbyists. The report was filed on July 22, 2019.
Original Filing: 301058692.xml
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) U.S. Senate
Type of Issue
Trade (Domestic & Foreign)
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives
Type of Issue
Copyright/Patent/Trademark
Lobbying Issues
House and Senate Judiciary Committees' investigation into digital markets.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate U.S. House of Representatives
Type of Issue
Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
Lobbying Issues
Multiemployer Pension Plans
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate U.S. House of Representatives
2nd Quarter, 2019
Directors Guild of America, Inc. filed a lobbying registration on May 21, 2019 for in-house lobbying efforts, effective May 6, 2019.
Original Filing: 301041075.xml
Issue(s) they said they’d lobby about: Intellectual Property Protection, Health Care, Pension, Tax Reform, Labor Relations, Media Ownership, First Amendment Rights, Federal Film and Television Production Incentive (aka Section 181), NAFTA/USMCA. .
2nd Quarter, 2018
Directors Guild of America, Inc. in-house lobbying effort was terminated on July 20, 2018
Original Filing: 300976915.xml
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate U.S. House of Representatives U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
Type of Issue
Trade (Domestic & Foreign)
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate U.S. House of Representatives
Type of Issue
Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
1st Quarter, 2018
In Q1, Directors Guild of America, Inc. had in-house lobbyists. The report was filed on April 19, 2018.
Original Filing: 300951487.xml
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate U.S. House of Representatives
Type of Issue
Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate U.S. House of Representatives U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
Type of Issue
Trade (Domestic & Foreign)
Lobbying Issues
Tax Extenders - Section 181
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate U.S. House of Representatives
Type of Issue
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
4th Quarter, 2017
In Q4, Directors Guild of America, Inc. had in-house lobbyists. The report was filed on Jan. 3, 2018.
Original Filing: 300921283.xml
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate U.S. House of Representatives
Type of Issue
Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate U.S. House of Representatives
Type of Issue
Trade (Domestic & Foreign)
Lobbying Issues
2016 Tax Extenders - Section 181
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate U.S. House of Representatives
Type of Issue
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Source: Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives and Secretary of the Senate