On Monday, July 23, 2007, The House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform held a hearing to examine inadvertent file sharing over peer-to-peer networks.  The hearing took place in room 2154 Rayburn House Office Building.

The following witnesses testified:

• Ms. Mary Koelbel Engle, Associate Director for Advertising Practices, Bureau of Consumer Protection, Federal Trade Commission
• Mr. Thomas D. Sydnor, II, Attorney-Advisor, Copyright Group, Office of International Relations, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
• Mr. Daniel G. Mintz, Chief Information Officer, U.S. Department of Transportation
• Mr. M. Eric Johnson, Professor of Operations Management, Director, Glassmeyer/McNamee Center for Digital Strategies, Tuck School of Business, Dartmouth College
• General Wesley K. Clark, Chairman and CEO, Wesley K. Clark & Associates, Board Member – Tiversa, Inc.
• Mr. Robert Boback, Chief Executive Officer, Tiversa, Inc.
• Mr. Mark Gorton, Chief Executive Officer, The Lime Group