A Midlife Crisis? IP and the Internet After 40

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, Artificial Intelligence, and the Internet will hold a hearing on Tuesday, June 30, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. ET. The hearing, "A Midlife Crisis? IP and the Internet After 40," will examine the intellectual property protection and enforcement challenges that have arisen over the past four decades of the Internet, including issues surrounding piracy, counterfeiting, and abusive digital replicas. The hearing will explore important considerations with respect to protecting U.S. intellectual property as legislation and governmental policy are developed regarding domestic and international enforcement.

• Sean Astin, President, Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists 
• Chris Floyd, Of Counsel, Amblin Entertainment
• Chris Mohr, President, Software and Information Industry Association
• Steve Francis, Executive Chairman, IP House
• Bhamati Viswanathan, Non-Resident Fellow, Kernochan Center for Law, Media & Art, Columbia Law School