Re:Create issued the following statement after leadership positions were announced for both the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet, and the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Intellectual Property. “Re:Create congratulates Sen. Coons and Sen. Tillis for their nominations as Chair and Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Intellectual Property. Re:Create also congratulates Rep. Issa and…

Late last year, a bipartisan array of public interest advocates, media organizations and tech experts urged Congressional leaders to exclude the deeply flawed Journalism Competition and Preservation Act (JCPA) from the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). Widespread antipathy to the JCPA has been long-standing, and its list of problems remains extensive. But when the bill was discussed in the context…

Re:Create issued the following statement thanking Congressional leaders for keeping the Journalism Competition and Preservation Act (JCPA) out of end-of-year, spending legislation: “The JCPA is a highly-controversial piece of legislation that did not belong in any end-of-year spending packages, and we are thankful Congressional leaders recognized this basic fact and successfully kept the JCPA out of the omnibus and all…