Adobe
Creative software and digital experience company. Pioneer in generative AI for content creation through Firefly and integrated AI features across Creative Cloud. A leading voice on AI and copyright issues, particularly around the provenance of AI-generated content and creator rights.
Adobe spent $0.7M on federal AI lobbying in Q1 2026, with $2.5M in total tracked spending. The company is active in 2 states and focuses on ai-generated content provenance and labeling, copyright and ai training data, creative ai tools regulation.
Federal Lobbying by Quarter
Public Position
Strongly supports AI content provenance and authenticity standards. Advocates for Content Credentials (C2PA standard) to label AI-generated content. Supports copyright protections for creators while training AI on licensed and consented data. Favors regulation that mandates transparency about AI-generated content.
Policy Focus Areas
Key Lobbyists
Bills Lobbied On
- 📋S. 3312 (Protect Elections from Deceptive AI Act)
- 📋S. 896 (COPIED Act - copyright and AI training data)
- 📋H.R. 6580 (AI Transparency Act)
- 📋S. 2714 (SAFE Innovation Framework Act)
Notable Actions
- →Co-founded and leads the Content Authenticity Initiative (CAI) and C2PA standard for content provenance
- →Trained Firefly exclusively on licensed and public domain data, differentiating from competitors on copyright
- →Lobbied for mandatory AI content labeling in election-related materials