UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP lobbying for UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP

Filing 1st Quarter - Report

Reporting period

1st Quarter 2026

Jan 1 - Mar 31 · Posted Apr 20, 2026

Expenses

$660,000.00

What this organization spent lobbying with its own staff. Reported using A: the three LDA methods count different costs, so an expenses figure is not comparable across filers that used different ones.

Client based in

District of Columbia

Official filing document

Government bodies contacted 4

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Patent & Trademark Office (PTO)
SENATE
U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

The chambers, agencies and offices the filer named. It does not say who inside them was contacted, or when.

Bills named in this filing 13

HCONRES 12
Supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act.
SCONRES 8
A concurrent resolution supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act.
HR 861
American Music Fairness Act of 2025
S 326
American Music Fairness Act
HR 2794
NO FAKES Act of 2025
S 1367
NO FAKES Act of 2025
S 5379
TRAIN Act
S 3813
CLEAR Act
HR 8094
AI Foundation Model Transparency Act of 2026
HCONRES 13
Supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act.
SCONRES 5
A concurrent resolution supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act.
HR 791
American Music Fairness Act of 2023
S 253
American Music Fairness Act

Lobbying activity 4

Arts/Entertainment

Issues concerning the Digital Millennium Copyright Act H. Con. Res. 12 / S. Con. Res. 8 - Local Radio Freedom Act H.R. 861 / S. 326 - American Music Fairness Act RAP Act - First Amendment protection of lyrical content Issues related to generative Artificial Intelligence technology Issues related to AI deepfakes H.R. 2794 / S. 1367 - NO FAKES Act - unauthorized use of AI voice clones and digital replicas S. 5379 - TRAIN Act S. 3813 - CLEAR Act H.R. 8094 - AI Foundation Model Transparency Act Website blocking

Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV

Anti-Piracy Privacy issues generally Digital commerce platform accountability H. Con. Res. 12 / S. Con. Res. 8 - Local Radio Freedom Act H.R. 861 / S. 326 - American Music Fairness Act Issues related to generative Artificial Intelligence technology Issues related to AI deepfakes H.R. 2794 / S. 1367 - NO FAKES Act - unauthorized use of AI voice clones and digital replicas S. 5379 - TRAIN Act S. 3813 - CLEAR Act H.R. 8094 - AI Foundation Model Transparency Act Website blocking

Copyright/Patent/Trademark

Content protection and online piracy Issues concerning the Digital Millennium Copyright Act Digital commerce platform accountability H. Con. Res. 13 / S. Con. Res. 5 - Local Radio Freedom Act H.R. 791 / S. 253 - American Music Fairness Act Issues related to copyright and generative Artificial Intelligence Issues related to AI deepfakes H.R. 2794 / S. 1367 - NO FAKES Act - unauthorized use of AI voice clones and digital replicas S. 5379 - TRAIN Act S. 3813 - CLEAR Act H.R. 8094 - AI Foundation Model Transparency Act Website blocking RAP Act - First Amendment protection of lyrical content

Trade (domestic/foreign)

Digital Trade Issues related to copyright and generative Artificial Intelligence