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<b><i>Online Extra</b></i> Tech Players Line Up Against ITC Power to Ban Digital Files

BY Lisa Shuchman
October 31, 2014

Congress gave the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) the power to bar imports of products that infringe U.S. patents or otherwise offer their makers an unfair competitive edge. But should the ITC be able to block the flow of information as well?

The question is forcing the courts to deal with the legal ramifications of the digital age. And last month, it prompted a flood of amicus briefs from groups concerned that a ruling in an IP battle over orthodontic braces could give the ITC jurisdiction over the transfer of Internet data files.

The Internet Association, the Business Software Alliance, Public Knowledge and the Electronic Frontier Foundation filed amicus briefs with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit on Friday, urging reversal of an ITC ruling that would ban the importation of digital files used to produce infringing products.

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