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Spotify steps up its representation in Washington
By Chris Cooke | Published on Thursday 16 April 2015
It’s like my old Aunt Marge always used to say, “Why have one lobbying firm fighting your corner on Capitol Hill when you can have four?” It’s why I’ve never had less that four Washington-based public affairs consultancies working for me at any one time.
So, well done Spotify, which has finally gotten its arse into gear and appointed a flurry of lobbying twonks to represent its political interests in the US. According to American political news organisation Politico, four lobbying firms formally logged on as working for the streaming music service on Tuesday, with various issues impacting on the digital firm seemingly on the agenda for the newly appointed reps, including competition law, licensing rules and “platform neutrality”.
Politico calls it “an aggressive move”, given that Spotify hasn’t previously had any registered lobbyists working on its behalf in Washington, either agencies or in-house. The lobbying firms now working for the streaming business are Forbes-Tate, Peck Madigan Jones, Gibson Group and BakerHostetler.
