Napster CEO Gets His Day In The Senate

Napster Chief Executive Officer Hank Barry will be a star witness Tuesday when the powerful Senate Judiciary Committee holds an "information gathering" hearing on downloadable music and file-sharing technology.

Tuesday's hearing, which will also feature testimony from MP3.com's Michael Robertson, will represent the Judiciary Committee's first foray into the controversial issues surrounding digital music, Judiciary Committee spokesperson Jeanne Lopatto said today.

The high-profile lawsuits pending against Napster will probably come up, Lopatto speculated.

Of particular interest to the Committee will be how Napster technology jibes with existing electronic copyright law.

The House Small Business Committee held its own digital music hearing in May, but neither Napster nor MP3.com were represented during that forum.

Reported by Newsbytes.com, http://www.newsbytes.com.