Committee Holds Hearing on Inadvertent File Sharing over Peer-to-Peer Networks

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Title:

Committee Holds Hearing on Inadvertent File Sharing over Peer-to-Peer Networks (ID: CSD5022)

Topics:

Network Security and Applications, P2P File Sharing, Security Awareness, Security Risk Assessment and Analysis

Source:

United States House of Representatives

Origin:

Contributed by Organizations or Campuses (07/24/2007)

Type:

Government Documents, Laws, Testimonies or Reports

Abstract:

On Tuesday, July 24, 2007, the Committee held a hearing to examine recent developments regarding inadvertent file sharing over peer-to-peer (P2P) networks, the impact of such sharing on consumers, corporations and government entities, and whether such sharing creates privacy or security risks for users. 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