“The chief business of the American people is business,” President Calvin Coolidge said. Although that has become the country’s rubric, lawmakers in the United States aren’t inclined to give business free rein. The Department of Justice last month trumpeted its first online marketing prosecution: the leveling of felony charges against David Topkins, a former executive of Art.com, for alleged price-fixing. The U.S. International Trade Council last year issued a controversial ruling in what’s become known as the “Invisalign” case.
The US Government vs. E-Commerce
Posted by: Richard Adhikari May 12, 2015 11:35 AM“The chief business of the American people is business,” President Calvin Coolidge said. Although that has become the country’s rubric, lawmakers in the United States aren’t inclined to give business free rein. The Department of Justice last month trumpeted its first online marketing prosecution: the leveling of felony charges against David Topkins, a former executive of Art.com, for alleged price-fixing. The U.S. International Trade Council last year issued a controversial ruling in what’s become known as the “Invisalign” case.