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On January 4, 1985, a USITC decision in favor of [[Duracell]] was overturned by President [[Ronald Reagan]]. The case involved the import of alkaline batteries in competition with Duracell, the American manufacturer that developed them.<ref>{{cite web| url= https://apnews.com/6da6dcc3619b40a1d2285b1ab7e2512e | title= Court Asked to Overturn Reagan Ruling | date= January 28, 1985| publisher= [[Associated Press]] | first= Carl |last= Hartman| access-date=2013-08-11}}</ref>
On January 4, 1985, a USITC decision in favor of [[Duracell]] was overturned by President [[Ronald Reagan]]. The case involved the import of alkaline batteries in competition with Duracell, the American manufacturer that developed them.<ref>{{cite web| url= https://apnews.com/6da6dcc3619b40a1d2285b1ab7e2512e | title= Court Asked to Overturn Reagan Ruling | date= January 28, 1985| publisher= [[Associated Press]] | first= Carl |last= Hartman| access-date=2013-08-11}}</ref>


On August 3, 2013, President [[Barack Obama]] overturned the commission's decision in [http://pubapps2.usitc.gov/337external/3393 investigation No. 337-TA-794] that would have banned [[Apple Inc.]] from importing several of its older products.<ref>{{cite news| url= http://www.latimes.com/business/technology/la-fi-tn-white-house-overrules-trade-ban-on-apple-iphones-ipads-20130803,0,6108292.story | title= White House overrules ITC trade ban on Apple iPhones, iPads | date= August 3, 2013 | newspaper= [[Los Angeles Times]] | first= Chris |last= O'Brien| access-date=2013-08-11}}</ref>
On August 3, 2013, President [[Barack Obama]] overturned the commission's decision in [http://pubapps2.usitc.gov/337external/3393 investigation No. 337-TA-794] that would have banned [[Apple Inc.]] from importing several of its older products.<ref>{{cite news| url= http://www.latimes.com/business/technology/la-fi-tn-white-house-overrules-trade-ban-on-apple-iphones-ipads-20130803,0,6108292.story | title= White House overrules ITC trade ban on Apple iPhones, iPads | date= August 3, 2013 | newspaper= Los Angeles Times | first= Chris |last= O'Brien| access-date=2013-08-11}}</ref>


In January 2015, details from the [[Sony Pictures Entertainment hack]] revealed the MPAA's lobbying of the USITC to mandate US [[ISPs]] either at the [[internet transit]] level or consumer level [[internet service provider]], implement [[IP address blocking]] against [[Copyright infringement|pirate websites]] as well as [[Hyperlink|linking]] websites.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Brandom|first1=Russell|title=The MPAA has a new plan to stop copyright violations at the border|url=https://www.theverge.com/2015/1/2/7481409/the-mpaa-has-a-new-plan-to-stop-copyright-violations-at-the-border|access-date=4 January 2015|date=2 January 2015}}</ref>
In January 2015, details from the [[Sony Pictures Entertainment hack]] revealed the MPAA's lobbying of the USITC to mandate US [[ISPs]] either at the [[internet transit]] level or consumer level [[internet service provider]], implement [[IP address blocking]] against [[Copyright infringement|pirate websites]] as well as [[Hyperlink|linking]] websites.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Brandom|first1=Russell|title=The MPAA has a new plan to stop copyright violations at the border|url=https://www.theverge.com/2015/1/2/7481409/the-mpaa-has-a-new-plan-to-stop-copyright-violations-at-the-border|access-date=4 January 2015|date=2 January 2015}}</ref>