Sony Corp
Sony Corporation (Japanese: ソニー株式会社, Sonī Kabushiki Gaisha?) (TYO: 6758, NYSE: SNE), or commonly referred to as Sony, is a Japanese multinational conglomerate corporation headquartered in Minato, Tokyo, Japan and the world's fifth largest media conglomerate with revenue exceeding ¥ 7.730.0 trillion, or $78.88 billion U.S. (FY2008). Sony is one of the leading manufacturers of electronics, video, communications, video game consoles, and information technology products for the consumer and professional markets. Its founders Akio Morita and Masaru Ibuka derived the name from sonus, the Latin word for sound, and also from the English slang word "sonny", since they considered themselves to be "sonny boys", a loan word into Japanese which in the early 1950s connoted smart and presentable young men.
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Campaign Finance
Figures are based on itemized contributions reported to the Federal Election Commission and state agencies. Please note that:
- contributions under $200 are not reported, and so are not included in totals.
- only contributions from individuals and organizations to candidates are included. Various accounting measures and more exotic contribution types are excluded.
- contributions are matched based on organization and recipient name reported within each election cycle. Contributions using an incorrect or non-standard version of the name may be missed.
- corporate name changes and mergers may cause figures to differ from those of the Center for Responsive Politics.
- organization totals include known subsidiaries of the organization.
For more information, please see our campaign finance methodology page. Lobbyist bundling data is described on our lobbyist bundling methodology page.
Latest FEC Data
covers through committee's May 31, 2012 filing.-
Summary
overview of the committee's finances- Total Raised:
- $318,415
- Total Spent:
- $181,554
- Cash on Hand:
- $624,004
- Debts:
- $0
Standardized Donation Information
covers through 2011. may lag behind FEC section above, as donors and industries are identified by hand.-
Top Recipients
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Lobbying
$3,054,000 SpentFigures are based on lobbying activity reported to the Senate Office of Public Records. Reported dollar amounts are required to be accurate only to the nearest $20,000. For organizations whose primary business is lobbying, we display total income and top clients. For organizations that are not primarily lobbying firms, we display total amount spent on lobbying and top lobbying firms hired.
For more information, please see our lobbying methodology page.
Lobbying On Behalf of Sony Corp
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Names of Lobbyists
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Firm Hired Amount Smith-Free Group $520,000 Quinn Gillespie & Assoc $270,000 Patton Boggs LLP $90,000 Telemedia Policy Corp $81,000 -
Most Frequently Disclosed Lobbying Issues
- Copyright, Patent & Trademark,
- Trade,
- Taxes,
- Consumer Product Safety,
- Radio & TV Broadcasting,
- Telecommunications,
- Economics & Econ Development,
- Computers & Information Tech,
- Energy & Nuclear Power,
- Environment & Superfund
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Most Frequently Disclosed Bills
Bill No. Title H.R.4040 Big Sur Forest Service Management Unit Act of 2009 H.R.4314 H.R.4315 United States War Bonds Act of 2009 H.R.4316 Affordable Footwear Act of 2009 H.R.4317 Foster Care Mentoring Act of 2009 H.R.4319 Specially Adapted Housing Assistance Enhancement Act of 2009 H.R.4524 Blue Ridge Parkway Protection Act H.R.4886 H.R.4887 TRICARE Affirmation Act