Silicon Valley changes lobbying game

Politico reports: Silicon Valley was once criticized for not “getting” Washington and being slow to start lobbying. Now, as it celebrates what appears to be a victory in its Capitol Hill fight over fast-moving copyright bills, the tech industry may see itself as an innovator in lobbying, using the tools it created to beat the opposition at its own game on its own turf. “There’s a new kind of lobbying,” said Ron Conway, a prominent investor in the Valley. “It’s from the grass roots. It’s as pure as lobbying can get — individual to individual.” The events of the past week have been “a tremendous watershed moment in lobbying and advocacy,” said Andrew Shore, a tech industry lobbyist at Jochum Shore & Trossevin. “Anyone who doesn’t pay attention to it will be at a severe business disadvantage in the coming years.”
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