Online Music: Will Small Music Labels and Entrepreneurs Prosper in the Internet Age

This hearing transcript of the Committee on Small Business of the U. S. House of Representatives includes statements and submitted reports from the following witnesses: Rick Dube, a Senior Analyst and Editor with Webnoize, which focuses on the entertainment industry's relationship with the Internet; Tom Silverman, founder and CEO of Tommy Boy Records is testifying on behalf of the RIAA --- Recording Industry Association of America; Peter Harter, Vice President for Global Public Policy and Standards of Emusic.com, the Internet's leading retailer of licensed and authorized MP3 music files; And Chuck D, recording artist and founder of Rapstation.com, which features free MP3 downloads, a television station and information for aspiring artists.