Why It Matters
John Wiley & Sons Inc. ended its lobbying relationship with Access Partnership LLC on June 30, 2026, according to a termination filing for the second quarter of 2026 that was signed Sept. 10. They re-registered together five days later.
by the numbers
by the numbers
The filing reported $0 in lobbying activity, while Legis1’s summary puts Wiley’s disclosed lobbying spending from the third quarter of 2024 through the first quarter of 2026 at $20,000. The underlying disclosures show $10,000 in activity in the third quarter of 2024 and another $10,000 in the first quarter of 2025, followed by $0 in the second and fourth quarters of 2025 and, according to a Legis1-generated summary, $0 in the first quarter of 2026.
Broader Context
The disclosed work centered on artificial intelligence, government issues, science and technology, and copyright, patent, and trademark matters.
In an amended third-quarter 2024 filing, Access Partnership described public-policy assistance and artificial-intelligence-related consulting and advocacy for Wiley, including work to anticipate government actions, events, trends and policies that could affect the company. The first-quarter 2025 report identified artificial intelligence as the specific lobbying issue and categorized the activity under Government Issues, Science/Technology and Copyright/Patent/Trademark.
In May 2025, the U.S. Copyright Office released a prepublication section of its Copyright and Artificial Intelligence report on generative-AI training that said litigation outcomes cannot be prejudged and that some uses of copyrighted works to train generative AI may qualify as fair use. The supplied disclosures identify no specific bills or legislative measures in the engagement's listed legislation, covering instead broader issue areas such as artificial intelligence, copyright, science and technology, and government issues.
Earlier 2019 first- and second-quarter reports filed by Crowell Global Advisors LLC for Wiley listed H.R. 1709, the Scientific Integrity Act, and identified copyright and intellectual-property-rights enforcement, scholarly publications, open science and public access as lobbying subjects.
The Bottom Line
Access Partnership says it helps organizations use artificial intelligence responsibly and at scale through strategy, architecture and governance services.
Spencer Smith was listed as the lobbyist on Wiley’s amended third-quarter 2024 filing, with the covered position Senior Manager, Trade and Technology.
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