Hearing: “A Midlife Crisis? IP and the Internet After 40”

Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, Artificial Intelligence, and the Internet (Committee on the Judiciary)

2141 RHOB
Washington, D.C.

Witnesses

Support Documents

• A letter from Frank Cullen, Executive Director of Council for Innovation Promotion (C4IP) to Chairman Issa and Ranking Member Johnson dated June 29, 2026, submitted for the Record by Mr. Issa of CA and Mr. Johnson of GA. [PDF] Added 06/30/2026 at 03:01 PM
• A letter from Jennifer Hanks, Senior Director of Brand Protection at American Apparel & Footwear Association, dated July 1, 2026, submitted for the Record by Mr. Issa of CA and Mr. Johnson of GA. [PDF] Added 07/06/2026 at 12:24 PM
• A letter from Neil Bradley, Executive Vice President, Chief Policy Officer, and Head of Strategic Advocacy at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, dated July 1, 2026, submitted for the Record by Mr. Issa of CA and Mr. Johnson of GA. [PDF] Added 07/06/2026 at 12:28 PM
• A letter to Chairman Issa and Ranking Member Johnson from CCIA, Electronic Frontier Foundation, Fight for the Future, Internet Infrastructure Coalition (i2Coalition), Public Knowledge, and R Street Institute, dated June 29, 2026, submitted for the Record by Mr. Issa of CA. [PDF] Added 07/20/2026 at 01:29 PM
• An article from Digiday titled “In Graphic Detail: New data shows publishers face growing AI bot, third-party scraper activity” dated April 13, 2026, submitted for the Record by Mr. Issa of CA. [PDF] Added 07/20/2026 at 01:29 PM
• A letter to Chairman Issa and Ranking Member Johnson from Stanley Pierre-Louis, President & CEO of Entertainment Software Association, dated June 29, 2026, submitted for the Record by Mr. Issa of CA. [PDF] Added 07/20/2026 at 01:29 PM
• A letter to Chairman Issa and Mr. Nadler from several manufacturers, businesses, and other organizations in support of the SHOP SAFE Act, submitted for the Record by Mr. Issa of CA. [PDF] Added 07/20/2026 at 01:29 PM
• A document from American Apparel & Footwear Association titled “Unboxing Fake Fashion Unleashing Real Dangers” dated February 2026, submitted for the Record by Mr. Issa of CA. [PDF] Added 07/20/2026 at 01:29 PM
• An appeal from the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana in the case of Vetter Communications Corporation v. Resnik Music Group, submitted for the Record by Mr. Issa of CA. [PDF] Added 07/20/2026 at 01:29 PM
• A statement from the Motion Picture Association dated June 30, 2026, submitted for the Record by Mr. Issa and Ms. Kamlager-Dove of CA. [PDF] Added 07/20/2026 at 01:38 PM

Hearing Record

• Questions for Mr. Astin, submitted for the Record by Mr. Issa of CA. [PDF] Added 07/21/2026 at 05:49 PM
• Questions for Mr. Floyd, submitted for the Record by Mr. Issa of CA. [PDF] Added 07/21/2026 at 05:49 PM
• Questions for Mr. Francis, submitted for the Record by Mr. Issa of CA. [PDF] Added 07/21/2026 at 05:49 PM
• Questions for Mr. Mohr, submitted for the Record by Mr. Issa of CA. [PDF] Added 07/21/2026 at 05:49 PM
• Questions for Professor Viswanathan, submitted for the Record by Mr. Issa of CA. [PDF] Added 07/21/2026 at 05:49 PM

First Published: June 23, 2026 at 09:22 AM
Last Updated: July 21, 2026 at 05:49 PM