Full Committee Hearing: Inadvertent File Sharing Over Peer-To-Peer Networks: How It Endangers Citizens and Jeopardizes National Security
Meeting Status:
Scheduled
Date:
Location:
2154 Rayburn House Office Building
On Wednesday, July 29, 2009 at 10:00 a.m., the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform held a hearing titled: “Inadvertent File Sharing Over Peer-To-Peer Networks: How it Endangers Citizens and Jeopardizes National Security. The hearing examined the continued security and privacy risks associated with Peer-To-Peer (P2P) file-sharing applications, including LimeWire, which is the most widely used P2P software in the United States.
Witnesses
Witnesses
Mr. Mark Gorton
Chairman
The Lime Group
Mr. Robert Boback
Chief Executive Officer
Tiversa, Inc.
Mr. Tom Sydnor
Senior Fellow and Director
Center for the Study of Digital Property
The Progress and Freedom Foundation
Meeting Documents
Issues:
Defense & National Security