Overview
Lobbying Costs
200,000€ - 299,999€
Financial year: Apr 2023 - Mar 2024
Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
0.6 Fte (2)
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
1
High-level Commission meetings
0
Lobbying Costs over the years
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Info
Sony Music Entertainment (SME)
EU Transparency Register
352934436086-01 First registered on 02 Oct 2019
Goals / Remit
Sony Music Entertainment is a global recorded music company with a current roster that includes a broad array of both local artists and international superstars. The company boasts a vast catalog that comprises some of the most important recordings in history. It is home to premier record labels representing music from every genre.
Main EU files targeted
Intellectual Property and other chapters of Trade negotiations; Copyright Directive; E-Commerce Directive; Geo-Blocking Regulation; GDPR/Privacy; Data access; IP Enforcement; Digital Services Act; Artificial Intelligence, Metaverse, Virtual Worlds, etc.
Address
Head Office
Sony Music Entertainment25 Madison Avenue
New York 10010
UNITED STATESEU Office
Sony Music Entertainment Belgium nv/SAEAvenue du Port 86c boite 121
Brussels 1000
BELGIUMWebsite
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People
Total lobbyists declared
2
Employment time Lobbyists 50% 1 10% 1 Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
0.6
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
All Lobbyists with EP accreditation over time
1 accreditations were / are live (in bold) for the selected state of 05 Jan 2025
Name Start date End Date Pedro Ricardo Castanheira Jorge 09 Jul 2024 08 Jul 2025 Ricardo CASTANHEIRA 19 Jul 2023 18 Jul 2024 Ricardo CASTANHEIRA 24 Jun 2022 23 Jun 2023 Complementary Information
None declared
Person in charge of EU relations
Data not provided by Register Secretariat due to GDPR
Person with legal responsibility
Data not provided by Register Secretariat due to GDPR
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Categories
Category
Companies & groups
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Networking
Affiliation
IFPI -- www.ifpi.org -- and its national groups
Member organisations
None declared
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Financial Data
Interests represented
Promotes their own interests or the collective interests of their members
Closed financial year
Apr 2023 - Mar 2024
Lobbying costs for closed financial year
200,000€ - 299,999€
Major contributions in closed year
None declared
Intermediaries for closed year
None declaredIntermediaries for current year
None declaredClosed year Costs
200,000€ - 299,999€
Other financial info
None declared
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EU Structures
Groups (European Commission)
None declared
Groups (European Parliament)
N/A
Communication activities
Such activities are largely done in conjunction with our trade association, IFPI (International Federation of the Phonographic Industry). Publications include the annual Global Music Report; the Music Listening Report (formerly the Consumer Insight Report).
Other activities
None declared
Meetings
Meetings
None declared