Washington, June 30 -- Congressman Hank Johnson issued the following press release:

Today, Rep. Hank Johnson, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, Artificial Intelligence, and the Internet, delivered opening remarks (https://youtu.be/hO5ybUIwdeg) at a subcommittee hearing on how to address piracy, copyright theft, and privacy challenges in the age of artificial intelligence, when creators are increasingly being exploited as AI companies use their work without consent or compensation.

Below are Ranking Member Johnson's remarks, as prepared for delivery, at today's hearing.

Washington, D.C. (June 30, 2026)- Today, Rep. Hank Johnson, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, Artific...