DMCA – The Shoe Argument

From court.shrock.org
First, you have the shoe manufacturers (SM1, SM2, and SM3). SM1 and SM2 get together and form the SMAA (Shoe Makers Association of America). The SMAA is an organization concerned with one thing only–self preservation–it uses private contracts and proprietary specifications to lock out competitors.
SM1 and SM2 start selling all of their shoes with [...]