Support for current legal rules holding content creators liable for material they create and post on the internet; support for current legal rules holding internet intermediaries liable for content only when they are responsible in whole or in part for content creation; opposition to legislation aimed at shifting liability from content creators to intermediaries not responsible for content creation. Also opposing legislation to restrict platforms from moderating user posts.
Duration: January 3, 2022
to
present
General Issues: Consumer Issues/Safety/Protection , Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
Spending: about $510,000 (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 2022: House of Representatives, U.S. Senate
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?
BARBARA COMSTOCK
Former United States Representative
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, BAKER DONELSON BEARMAN CALDWELL & BERKOWITZ lobbied for NetChoice , earning $70,000. The report was filed on April 17.
Original Filing: 301552191.xml
Lobbying Issues
Support for current legal rules holding content creators liable for material they create and post on the internet; support for current legal rules holding internet intermediaries liable for content only when they are responsible in whole or in part for content creation; opposition to legislation aimed at shifting liability from content creators to intermediaries not responsible for content creation. Also opposing legislation to restrict platforms from moderating user posts.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives U.S. Senate
Type of Issue
Consumer Issues/Safety/Protection Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
4th Quarter, 2023
In Q4, BAKER DONELSON BEARMAN CALDWELL & BERKOWITZ /THE DASCHLE GROUP lobbied for NetChoice , earning $70,000. The report was filed on Jan. 18.
Original Filing: 301528557.xml
Lobbying Issues
Support for current legal rules holding content creators liable for material they create and post on the internet; support for current legal rules holding internet intermediaries liable for content only when they are responsible in whole or in part for content creation; opposition to legislation aimed at shifting liability from content creators to intermediaries not responsible for content creation. Also opposing legislation to restrict platforms from moderating user posts.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives U.S. Senate
Type of Issue
Consumer Issues/Safety/Protection Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
3rd Quarter, 2023
In Q3, BAKER DONELSON BEARMAN CALDWELL & BERKOWITZ /THE DASCHLE GROUP lobbied for NetChoice , earning $70,000. The report was filed on Oct. 18, 2023.
Original Filing: 301503670.xml
Lobbying Issues
Support for current legal rules holding content creators liable for material they create and post on the internet; support for current legal rules holding internet intermediaries liable for content only when they are responsible in whole or in part for content creation; opposition to legislation aimed at shifting liability from content creators to intermediaries not responsible for content creation. Also opposing legislation to restrict platforms from moderating user posts.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives U.S. Senate
Type of Issue
Consumer Issues/Safety/Protection Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
2nd Quarter, 2023
In Q2, BAKER DONELSON BEARMAN CALDWELL & BERKOWITZ /THE DASCHLE GROUP lobbied for NetChoice , earning $60,000. The report was filed on July 18, 2023.
Original Filing: 301479074.xml
Lobbying Issues
Support for current legal rules holding content creators liable for material they create and post on the internet; support for current legal rules holding internet intermediaries liable for content only when they are responsible in whole or in part for content creation; opposition to legislation aimed at shifting liability from content creators to intermediaries not responsible for content creation. Also opposing legislation to restrict platforms from moderating user posts.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives U.S. Senate
Type of Issue
Consumer Issues/Safety/Protection Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
1st Quarter, 2023
In Q1, BAKER DONELSON BEARMAN CALDWELL & BERKOWITZ /THE DASCHLE GROUP lobbied for NetChoice , earning $50,000. The report was filed on April 18, 2023.
Original Filing: 301455024.xml
Lobbying Issues
Support for current legal rules holding content creators liable for material they create and post on the internet; support for current legal rules holding internet intermediaries liable for content only when they are responsible in whole or in part for content creation; opposition to legislation aimed at shifting liability from content creators to intermediaries not responsible for content creation. Also opposing legislation to restrict platforms from moderating user posts.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives U.S. Senate
Type of Issue
Consumer Issues/Safety/Protection Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
4th Quarter, 2022
In Q4, BAKER DONELSON BEARMAN CALDWELL & BERKOWITZ /THE DASCHLE GROUP lobbied for NetChoice , earning $50,000. The report was filed on Jan. 18, 2023.
Original Filing: 301430352.xml
Lobbying Issues
Support for current legal rules holding content creators liable for material they create and post on the internet; support for current legal rules holding internet intermediaries liable for content only when they are responsible in whole or in part for content creation; opposition to legislation aimed at shifting liability from content creators to intermediaries not responsible for content creation. Also opposing legislation to restrict platforms from moderating user posts.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives U.S. Senate
Type of Issue
Consumer Issues/Safety/Protection
Lobbying Issues
Research, drafting comments, and meetings on antitrust legislation (S.2992); H.R.3843, the Merger Filing Fee Modernization Act of 2021; H.R.3460, the State Antitrust Enforcement Venue Act of 2021; H.R.3849, the Augmenting Compatibility and Competition by Enabling Service Switching Act of 2021 or the ACCESS Act of 2021; H.R.3826, the Platform Competition and Opportunity Act of 2021; H.R.3816, the American Choice and Innovation Online Act; and H.R.3825, the Ending Platform Monopolies Act, App Store.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives U.S. Senate
Type of Issue
Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
3rd Quarter, 2022
In Q3, BAKER DONELSON BEARMAN CALDWELL & BERKOWITZ /THE DASCHLE GROUP lobbied for NetChoice , earning $50,000. The report was filed on Oct. 18, 2022.
Original Filing: 301408074.xml
Lobbying Issues
Support for current legal rules holding content creators liable for material they create and post on the internet; support for current legal rules holding internet intermediaries liable for content only when they are responsible in whole or in part for content creation; opposition to legislation aimed at shifting liability from content creators to intermediaries not responsible for content creation. Also opposing legislation to restrict platforms from moderating user posts.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives U.S. Senate
Type of Issue
Consumer Issues/Safety/Protection
Lobbying Issues
Research, drafting comments, and meetings on antitrust legislation (S.2992); H.R.3843, the Merger Filing Fee Modernization Act of 2021; H.R.3460, the State Antitrust Enforcement Venue Act of 2021; H.R.3849, the Augmenting Compatibility and Competition by Enabling Service Switching Act of 2021 or the ACCESS Act of 2021; H.R.3826, the Platform Competition and Opportunity Act of 2021; H.R.3816, the American Choice and Innovation Online Act; and H.R.3825, the Ending Platform Monopolies Act, App Store.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives U.S. Senate
Type of Issue
Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
2nd Quarter, 2022
In Q2, BAKER DONELSON BEARMAN CALDWELL & BERKOWITZ /THE DASCHLE GROUP lobbied for NetChoice , earning $50,000. The report was filed on July 19, 2022.
Original Filing: 301386204.xml
Lobbying Issues
Support for current legal rules holding content creators liable for material they create and post on the internet; support for current legal rules holding internet intermediaries liable for content only when they are responsible in whole or in part for content creation; opposition to legislation aimed at shifting liability from content creators to intermediaries not responsible for content creation. Also opposing legislation to restrict platforms from moderating user posts.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives U.S. Senate
Type of Issue
Consumer Issues/Safety/Protection
Lobbying Issues
Research, drafting comments, and meetings on antitrust legislation (S.2992); H.R.3843, the Merger Filing Fee Modernization Act of 2021; H.R.3460, the State Antitrust Enforcement Venue Act of 2021; H.R.3849, the Augmenting Compatibility and Competition by Enabling Service Switching Act of 2021 or the ACCESS Act of 2021; H.R.3826, the Platform Competition and Opportunity Act of 2021; H.R.3816, the American Choice and Innovation Online Act; and H.R.3825, the Ending Platform Monopolies Act, App Store.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives U.S. Senate
Type of Issue
Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
1st Quarter, 2022
In Q1, BAKER DONELSON BEARMAN CALDWELL & BERKOWITZ /THE DASCHLE GROUP lobbied for NetChoice , earning $40,000. The report was filed on April 19, 2022.
Original Filing: 301363293.xml
Lobbying Issues
Support for current legal rules holding content creators liable for material they create and post on the internet; support for current legal rules holding internet intermediaries liable for content only when they are responsible in whole or in part for content creation; opposition to legislation aimed at shifting liability from content creators to intermediaries not responsible for content creation. Also opposing legislation to restrict platforms from moderating user posts.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives U.S. Senate
Type of Issue
Consumer Issues/Safety/Protection
Lobbying Issues
Research, drafting comments, and meetings on antitrust legislation (S.2992); H.R.3843, the Merger Filing Fee Modernization Act of 2021; H.R.3460, the State Antitrust Enforcement Venue Act of 2021; H.R.3849, the Augmenting Compatibility and Competition by Enabling Service Switching Act of 2021 or the ACCESS Act of 2021; H.R.3826, the Platform Competition and Opportunity Act of 2021; H.R.3816, the American Choice and Innovation Online Act; and H.R.3825, the Ending Platform Monopolies Act, App Store.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives U.S. Senate
Type of Issue
Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
Source: Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives and Secretary of the Senate