Lobbying Relationship

Client

Music.Innovation.Consumers Coalition "MIC"

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Lobbying firm

TwinLogic Strategies, LLP

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  • Issues related to licensing the public performance of musical works. Transparency of licensing data.
  • Issues related to the ASCAP and BMI Consent Decrees.

Duration: to

General Issues: Copyright/Patent/Trademark, Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace

Spending: about $1,600,000 (But it's complicated. Here's why.)

Agencies lobbied since 2015: U.S. Senate, House of Representatives, U.S. Copyright Office, Justice - Dept of (DOJ), White House Office, Natl Economic Council (NEC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO)

Bills mentioned

H.R.3350: Transparency in Music Licensing and Ownership Act

Sponsor: F. James Sensenbrenner (R-Wis.)

H.R.4706: Music Modernization Act of 2017

Sponsor: Doug Collins (R-Ga.)

S.2823: Music Modernization Act

Sponsor: Orrin G. Hatch (R-Utah)

H.R.1551: Orrin G. Hatch-Bob Goodlatte Music Modernization Act

Sponsor: Tom Rice (R-S.C.)

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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?
Elizabeth Frazee Former legislative director and counsel to Rep. Bob Goodlatte (R-VA), former press secretary of House Energy and Commerce Committee Legislative Director and Counsel, Rep. Bob Goodlatte and Press Secretary House Energy and Commerce Committee Legislative Director and Counsel to Rep. Bob Goodlatte and Press Secretary to the House Energy and Commerce Committee
Alyssa Gowens Betz Legislative Counsel to former Representative Mel Watt Legislative Counsel, Former Rep. Mel Watt Legislative Counsel to former Rep. Mel Watt
Rachel Wolbers Legislative Counsel to Rep. Blake Farenthold (R-TX) Legislative Counsel, Rep. Blake Farenthold
Sarah Dumont-Merchak Senate Banking Committee professional staff member, Rep. Bill McCollum, senior banking associate, Rep. Bob Barr, deputy legislative director, House Banking and Financial Services staff member
Debra Dixon Chief of staff to Rep. Xavier Becerra, legislative director to Rep. Becerra, legislative counsel to Becerra, Chief of Staff, Office of Policy and Planning, U.S. Department of Education, Immigration Counsel, U.S. Department of Justice
Gregory Barnes Counsel, House Judiciary Committee
Ali Fulling Clerk, House Committee on Energy and Commerce; Staff Asst., Rep. Fred Upton
Nick Ornstein Legislative Assistant, Rep. Mike Thompson, Staff Assistant, Rep. Mike Thompson
Veronica O'Connell 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.

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Source: Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives and Secretary of the Senate

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