Disney spent $1.5 million lobbying in 2nd Quarter

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Disney spent $1.5 million lobbying in 2Q

Walt Disney Co. spent $1.5 million lobbying government in second quarter
August 25, 2008: 07:56 PM EST

NEW YORK (Associated Press) - The Walt Disney Co., the entertainment and theme park company that created Mickey Mouse, spent $1.5 million lobbying the federal government in the second quarter, according to a recent disclosure form.

The company's subsidiary, Disney Worldwide Services Inc., lobbied on a range of legislation, including acts to prevent illegal downloading on college campuses, to prepare the nation for the switch to digital broadcast television and to protect children online.

It also lobbied on thrill ride safety, the tax treatment of filmmaking costs and promoting tourism.

Besides Congress, Burbank, Calif.-based Disney also lobbied the White House, Copyright Office, Commerce Department, Justice Department, Library of Congress, Federal Communications Commission and Consumer Product Safety Commission, according to the report for the April-June quarter filed July 21 with the House clerk's office.

 

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Considering how many areas Disney has an interest in, this sounds pretty cheap.