[September 26, 2011] Video game group spent $1.1M lobbying in 2Q Tweet (Associated Press Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) WASHINGTON -- The Entertainment Software Association, a trade group representing video game companies, spent $1.1 million to lobby the federal government on the regulation of game content, copyright enforcement and other issues, according to a disclosure report. That's slightly less than it spent in the first quarter of this year and the second quarter of last year. The group, whose members include Microsoft Corp., Disney Interactive Studios Inc., Electronic Arts Inc., Sony Computer Entertainment America and Nintendo of America, also lobbied on entertainment industry ratings and parental control technology. It opposes government regulation of video game content and says the industry should be able to regulate itself using its ratings system, which is similar to movie ratings. The ESA also lobbied on piracy and copyright issues and foreign trade policy reform. The group lobbied Congress, the Federal Communications Commission, the Federal Trade Commission, the Departments of State, Homeland Security and Commerce and other agencies, according to the report it filed July 20 with the House clerk's office. (c) 2011 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. [ Back To TMCnet.com's Homepage ]