Special Report: Music Industry’s Lavish Lobby Campaign For Digital Rights

Special Report: Music Industry’s Lavish Lobby Campaign For Digital Rights

By Bruce Gain for Intellectual Property Watch @ 4:38 pm

The music industry has spent tens of millions of dollars to lobby government officials worldwide during the past decade, but whether or not the initiative has helped to shape a viable legal and commercial framework is a subject of debate.

According to a Center for Responsive Politics analysis based on data collected from the United States Secretary of the Senate Office of Public Records (SOPR), the recorded music industry and the Recording Industry of America (RIAA) have spent over $90 million in lobbying efforts in the United States alone since 2000.