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Napster wants compulsory Net-licenses for music catalogs




Hatch statement:
http://judiciary.senate.gov/ogh040301h.htm

Leahy statement:
http://judiciary.senate.gov/pjl040301h.htm     

News coverage:

Pirated Film Clip Does the Talking
Apr. 4, 2001 07:11 ET
dailynews.yahoo.com/htx/nm/20010404/re/piracy_dc_1.html

Musical Battle Lines Drawn
Apr. 4, 2001 06:55 ET
http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,42819,00.html

Congress to Join Chorus in Digital-Music Debate
Apr. 4, 2001 05:55 ET
http://www.latimes.com/print/business/20010403/t000028488.html

The Napster In All Of Us
Apr. 4, 2001 05:53 ET
http://cbsnews.com/now/story/0,1597,283556-412,00.shtml

Napster fans, music stars converge on Congress
Apr. 4, 2001 05:50 ET
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/news/archive/2001/04/03/national1618EDT0701.DTL&type=busine...

Don't bother signing up for MusicNet just yet
Apr. 4, 2001 05:48 ET
http://www.globeandmail.com/servlet/RTGAMArticleHTMLTemplate/D,D/20010404/wmath03?tf=RT/fullstory.html&cf=R...

Debate on Getting Internet Music Hearing focuses on copyright law
Apr. 4, 2001 05:47 ET
http://www.newsday.com/coverage/current/tech/wednesday/nd9558.htm



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