• Technological approaches to internet piracy on P2P networks.
• Consumer issues related to contaminated P2P networks - identity theft
• Amendments to Higher Education Reauthorization related to funding for technology for stopping illegal P2P.
• Enforcement of copyright laws.

Duration: March 1, 2007 to October 1, 2008

General Issues: Science/Technology, Consumer Issues/Safety/Protection, Computer Industry, Education, Copyright/Patent/Trademark, Arts/Entertainment, Telecommunications

Spending: about $0 (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.

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