The Authors Guild

​Supports working authors and advocates for authors' rights.

Based in NY

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AI Overview

With $160K in lobbying spend across 11 quarterly filings, The Authors Guild is an active lobbying client. Their lobbying covers 2 issue areas. Active from 2018 to 2020.

$160K
Total Spend
3
Years Active
1
Firms Hired
2
Lobbyists Deployed
2
Issues Lobbied

Spending Trend

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YearLobbying Spend
2018$50K
2019$50K
2020$60K

Issues Lobbied

Copyright/PatentTrade

Lobbying Firms

Acg Advocacy

Lobbyists

John ManchesterAdam Vischio

Government Agencies Targeted

These are the government entities that The Authors Guild disclosed contacting in their lobbying filings.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESSENATE
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What They Lobby About

These are actual descriptions from their quarterly lobbying disclosure filings, summarizing what they lobbied Congress and federal agencies about.Issue areas: Copyright/Patent, Trade

Copyright Issues.

Antitrust Issues.

IP issues Competition issues General trade issues NEA and NEH funding issues.

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Last updated: February 2026

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