| The Records Most of his money comes from Time Warner, in second place we have Walt Disney and in third place we have Vivendi. He also gets a lot of his money from other places such as News Corp (what?), Viacom, and Sony. So yea, he is getting a lot of money from people who don't care for piracy very much.
»www.opensecrets.org/politicians/···00008094
»www.opensecrets.org/politicians/···00008094
He has recieved contributions from both the MPAA and the RIAA, along with the ASCAP, Clear Channel, NAB, and several record companies.
The MPAA PAC #1 reciepent of funds is, you guessed it, Howard Berman. The RIAA gave the most money to Robert Wexler (R - FL) but Berman is high up there in what looks to be about 3rd place.
»www.opensecrets.org/pacs/pacgot.···cle=2006
»www.opensecrets.org/pacs/pacgot.···cle=2006
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