Motion Picture Association of America Inc

Registered Principal Details

Business Or Interest:
Motion picture industry.

Lobbying Interests:
The focus of the MPAA, Inc., is to do all that is required to make sure US films/television programs/home video material can move freely and unhobbled throughout the U.S. Areas of legislation that we are involved with are correctly identified in section IIB.

CEO Name:
Jack Valenti
Senior Vice President, State Legislation

Contact
VS
Vans Stevenson
1600 Eye St NW
Washington, DC 20006
(202) 293-1966
(202) 293-1299

Authorized Lobbyists

Lobbyist Name Exclusive Duties Authorized On Withdrawn On
Peter C Christianson Exclusive Duties N/A Authorized On 1/1/2003 Withdrawn On N/A

Lobbying Interests

Legislative Bills/Resolutions

Assembly Bill 584
Assembly Bill 584
relating to: admissibility of a digitally produced photograph, film, audio, or video.

Bill Text and History

Against
Notification Date
10/27/2003
First Communication Date
N/A
Communication Information
The principal, a lobbyist authorized by the principal, or another individual acting on behalf of the principal has not yet communicated on this matter, but intends to do so at a later date.
Assembly Bill 587
Assembly Bill 587
relating to: prohibiting persons who provide broadcast and cable television services from transmitting programming that is encrypted in a certain manner.

Bill Text and History

Against
Notification Date
10/27/2003
First Communication Date
N/A
Communication Information
The principal, a lobbyist authorized by the principal, or another individual acting on behalf of the principal has not yet communicated on this matter, but intends to do so at a later date.
Assembly Bill 612
Assembly Bill 612
relating to: notices required on the packages of compact discs and digital video discs.

Bill Text and History

Against
Notification Date
10/27/2003
First Communication Date
N/A
Communication Information
The principal, a lobbyist authorized by the principal, or another individual acting on behalf of the principal has not yet communicated on this matter, but intends to do so at a later date.

Total Lobbying Effort

  2004
January - June
2004
July - December
Total
Total Lobbying Expenditures 2004
January - June
$3,192.66
2004
July - December
$4,300.25
Total $7,492.91
Total Hours Communicating 2004
January - June
0.25
2004
July - December
0.35
Total 0.60
Total Hours Other 2004
January - June
12.45
2004
July - December
14.10
Total 26.55

Percent Allocation of Lobbying Effort

Legislative Bills/Resolutions

relating to: admissibility of a digitally produced photograph, film, audio, or video.
2003
January - June
2003
July - December
2004
January - June
2004
July - December
Total
2003
January - June
2003
July - December
2004
January - June
15%
2004
July - December
Total 7%
relating to: prohibiting persons who provide broadcast and cable television services from transmitting programming that is encrypted in a certain manner.
2003
January - June
2003
July - December
2004
January - June
2004
July - December
Total
2003
January - June
2003
July - December
2004
January - June
15%
2004
July - December
Total 7%
relating to: notices required on the packages of compact discs and digital video discs.
2003
January - June
2003
July - December
2004
January - June
2004
July - December
Total
2003
January - June
2003
July - December
2004
January - June
15%
2004
July - December
Total 7%

Budget Bill Subjects

No budget bill subjects found.

Administrative Rulemaking Proceedings

No administrative rulemaking proceedings found.

Topics Not Yet Assigned A Bill Or Rule Number

No topics found.

Minor Efforts

(Time spent on matters each of which accounted for less than 10% of the organization's lobbying.)

Minor Efforts
2003
January - June
2003
July - December
2004
January - June
2004
July - December
Total
2003
January - June
2003
July - December
2004
January - June
55%
2004
July - December
Total 26%

Other Matters

Includes time spent on:

  • Gubernatorial nominations
  • Matters on which the organization made no lobbying communication

Other Matters
2003
January - June
2003
July - December
2004
January - June
2004
July - December
Total
2003
January - June
2003
July - December
2004
January - June
2004
July - December
100%
Total 53%

Filed Statements of Lobbying Activity and Expenditures