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 Rep. Hank Johnson on their nominations as Chair and Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet,” said Re:Create Executive Director Joshua Lamel. “Our coalition of consumers, creators and innovators relies on and stands for a copyright system grounded in the Founders’ promise to ‘promote the Progress of Science and useful Arts.’ To that end, Re:Create looks forward to working alongside leaders of these two pivotal subcommittees as well as the entire 118th Congress to advance policies that promote free expression on the internet and an innovation-oriented approach to copyright.”