The Software & Information Industry Association spent $160,000 in the second quarter to lobby the federal government on patent reform efforts, tax matters and education funding, among other issues, according to a quarterly disclosure report.
That compares with $130,000 that the group spent to lobby in the first quarter and in the second quarter of last year.
Other issues that the group lobbied on in the second quarter include immigration issues and H-1B visas and the Federal Communications Commission’s national broadband plan, which lays out a roadmap for bringing high-speed Internet connections to all Americans.
In addition, the Software & Information Industry Association lobbied on the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement, an international trade agreement that is currently being drafted. Many tech companies warn that the pact could expose Internet access providers, Web search engines and other online businesses to damaging legal risks by holding them responsible for copyright infringement by their users.
Members of the Software & Information Industry Association, which represents software and digital-content companies, include International Business Machines Corp., Symantec Corp., Saleforce.com and Adobe Systems Inc.
The group lobbied Congress, the Department of Education, the Commerce Department, the Federal Trade Commission, the U.S. Trade Representative and the Federal Communications Commission, among other government agencies, during the second quarter.
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