The U.S. Trade International Trade Commission has broad investigative powers on matters of trade, gathering and analyzing trade data, and providing it to the White House and Congress to help formulate U.S. international trade policies. Its statutory authority is based on legislation that is 20 or more years old. It is the age of the statutes governing the ITC that proponents of its decision regarding digital files cite as justification for that ruling. The ITC is behind the times, they contend, and it needs to catch up.
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The Madness of the ITC, Part 2: Is Its Reach Exceeding Its Grasp?
Posted by: Richard Adhikari December 2, 2014 06:58 AMThe U.S. Trade International Trade Commission has broad investigative powers on matters of trade, gathering and analyzing trade data, and providing it to the White House and Congress to help formulate U.S. international trade policies. Its statutory authority is based on legislation that is 20 or more years old. It is the age of the statutes governing the ITC that proponents of its decision regarding digital files cite as justification for that ruling. The ITC is behind the times, they contend, and it needs to catch up.