Google hires first lobbyist

Washington Post: Technology Briefing:
Google outlined the Internet policy issues its new Washington office will focus on, led by recently hired lobbyist Alan Davidson, former associate director of the Center for Democracy and Technology.

The Silicon Valley-based company said it would oppose legislation that restricted how people access the Internet, oppose any expansion of liability based on search results and take an active stance on copyright issues. Google also said it would focus on issues of privacy, spyware, trademark dilution, patent law reform and phone calls over the Internet