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House Small Business hearing: witnesses urge federal support for ‘creator’ small businesses
Summary
Witnesses at a House Small Business Committee hearing described content creators as small business owners, urged the Small Business Administration and Congress to provide tailored legal, tax and educational support, and asked for clearer federal guidance on rights of publicity and cross‑state protections.
The U.S. House Committee on Small Business heard testimony that content creators have become a distinct class of small-business owners and said federal support and clearer rules are needed to help them scale and protect their businesses.
Kayla Moran, founder and managing attorney of Kayla Moran Law, told the committee that creators are “small business owners and entrepreneurs” who need the same infrastructure — lawyers, accountants and wealth managers — that other small businesses use. “Creators can turn side hustles into careers,” Moran said, adding that many creators need legal guidance about intellectual property and contract terms.
Moran and other witnesses described a patchwork of state laws governing the right of publicity — the ability to commercialize a name, image and likeness —…
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