UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP lobbying for UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP

Filing 3rd Quarter - Report

Reporting period

3rd Quarter 2025

July 1 - Sep 30 · Posted Oct 20, 2025

Expenses

$610,000.00

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 2

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SENATE

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

Bills named in this filing 12

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
HR 1
An act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14.
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 5

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 Transparency of Artificial Intelligence models H.R. 2794 / S. 1367 - NO FAKES Act - unauthorized use of AI voice clones and digital replicas S. 5379 - TRAIN Act Issues concerning speculative and deceptive ticketing practices Website blocking HR. 1 - One Big Beautiful Bill Act

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 Transparency of Artificial Intelligence models 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 Website blocking HR. 1 - One Big Beautiful Bill Act

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 Transparency of Artificial Intelligence models 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 Website blocking RAP Act - First Amendment protection of lyrical content HR. 1 - One Big Beautiful Bill Act

Trade (domestic/foreign)

Digital Trade Issues related to copyright and generative Artificial Intelligence

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code

Issues related to taxation of digital services