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Oversight Committee to Examine Risks of Peer to Peer Networks PDF Print

For Immediate Release: Thursday, July 23, 2009
Contact: Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Press Office, (202) 225-5051

Oversight Committee to Examine Risks of Peer to Peer File Sharing

Washington, DC – On Wednesday, July 29, 2009, the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform will hold a hearing titled: “Inadvertent File Sharing Over Peer-To-Peer Networks: How it Endangers Citizens and Jeopardizes National Security.” The hearing, which will take place at 10:00 a.m. in room 2154 Rayburn House Office Building, will examine the dangers associated with peer-to-peer (P2P) file sharing, including the problem of inadvertent file sharing and the privacy and security risks associated with the use of LimeWire software.

Witness List*:


Mr. Mark Gorton
Chairman
The Lime Group

Mr. Robert Boback
Chief Executive Officer
Tiversa, Inc.

Mr. Thomas D. Sydnor, II
Senior Fellow & Director
Center for the Study of Digital Property
The Progress and Freedom Foundation

* Witness list is subject to change.

Correspondence from Chairman Towns inviting the witnesses to testify before the committee is attached.

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Committee On Oversight and Government Reform

U.S. House of Representatives | 2157 Rayburn House Office Building | Washington, D.C. 20515 | (202) 225-5051